Denied
The Veteran's daughter did not meet the legal requirements to receive accrued benefits due to her age and because she failed to file a timely claim. Additionally, there was no evidence of burial expenses paid by her.
The deciding factor: The appellant is an adult child who did not meet the statutory definition of a child for purposes of receiving accrued benefits.
- 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 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19128937
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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