The Veteran's cause of death was not service-connected, and the appellant personally incurred costs for his funeral and burial. The claim for nonservice-connected burial benefits is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's cause of death was not service-connected, and the appellant personally paid for the funeral and burial expenses.
- Claimed conditions
- cause of death not service-connected
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 8, 2018
- Citation
- 18149143
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