Denied
The claim of the Appellant to receive housebound benefits as an accrued benefit is denied because she does not meet the statutory definition of a 'child' and her appeal for reimbursement of funeral expenses, rather than payment of accrued benefits, cannot be granted.
The deciding factor: The Appellant does not meet the statutory definition of a child and thus has no standing to file a claim for accrued housebound benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19103067
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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