The Veteran's son is not eligible for accrued benefits as he did not meet the eligibility criteria and did not provide evidence of expenses incurred.
The deciding factor: The appellant is over the age of 23 and thus not considered a child for purposes of VA accrued benefits, and there was no evidence provided by him to support reimbursement of expenses related to his mother's last sickness or burial.
- 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 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19106688
What this means for you
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