Granted
The Veteran's death was not service connected, but the appellant personally incurred costs related to his funeral and cremation. The claim for nonservice-connected burial benefits is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had multiple claims pending at the time of his death, including pension which he was entitled to prior to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- April 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19124638
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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