Denied
The Veteran's nephew, the appellant, is not entitled to accrued benefits or a month-of-death payment as there were no pending claims at the time of the Veteran's death and he did not have a surviving spouse.
The deciding factor: There were no pending claims for which benefits could be granted due to the Veteran's death, and the appellant does not meet the criteria for a surviving spouse.
- 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 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19105121
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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