The Veteran died in June 2015 and the appellant filed a claim for burial benefits. The appeal is denied as there was no service-connected condition, the Veteran did not die while admitted to a VA facility, and he had no next of kin or funds available to cover expenses.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's death was not service connected and he did not meet any other criteria for payment of burial benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- nonservice-connected
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2018
- Citation
- 18159955
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