Denied
The Veteran died in August 2014 and the appellant filed a claim for burial benefits. The Veteran was not receiving any VA compensation or pension at the time of his death, nor did he have an original or reopened claim pending. He was not discharged from service due to a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty. Therefore, the criteria for payment of nonservice-connected burial benefits are not met.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died without having any claims for VA compensation or pension pending at the time of his death and did not have an original or reopened claim granted.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19126695
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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