Denied
The appellant is not eligible to receive accrued benefits in excess of $8,379.00 as she is not a surviving child and did not pay for the Veteran's last sickness expenses.
The deciding factor: The appellant was not found to be a surviving child as defined by regulation and thus is only entitled to reimbursement for burial expenses.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19102396
What this means for you
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