The Veteran's daughter is granted reimbursement of $2,050 for expenses related to her father's last sickness due to his colon cancer.
The deciding factor: The appellant provided evidence showing she deposited funds into the Veteran’s bank account that were used to pay for at-home medical care during his final sickness.
- Claimed conditions
- Colon cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18143444
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What this means for you
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