Denied
The Board denied accrued benefits for reimbursement of expenses incurred by the Veteran's surviving spouse as she was in receipt of death pension and aid and attendance at the time of her death, with no pending claims or unpaid benefits due.
The deciding factor: There were no existing accrued benefits to be paid because the surviving spouse had no valid pending claim at the time of her death and there were no benefits owed but unpaid at that time.
- 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 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19131681
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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