Denied
The appellant is not eligible for accrued benefits as she does not meet the statutory criteria of a child or payor of her mother's last expenses. The Board denied the claim due to lack of entitlement.
The deciding factor: The appellant is neither a dependent nor a payor of her deceased mother's last expenses, and thus cannot be awarded the accrued benefits that were intended for her mother.
- 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 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19103827
What this means for you
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