Denied
The Veteran's surviving spouse died in September 2012, and the Appellant filed a claim for accrued benefits on November 2015. The Board found that the claim was not timely due to being more than one year after the death of the surviving spouse, thus denying the claim.
The deciding factor: The claim for accrued benefits was submitted more than one year after the death of the surviving spouse, which is beyond the statutory time limit.
- 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 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19130507
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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