Denied
The Board denied the Appellant's claim for accrued benefits, finding she is not eligible as a child of the Veteran and that the estate or executor is not an eligible claimant.
The deciding factor: The Appellant is not a 'child' of the Veteran for purposes of accrued benefits due to her age at the time of the Veteran's death. The estate and executor are also ineligible claimants.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19144085
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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