Granted
The Veteran's death was covered by VA, as they paid for his hospice care at Langdale Hospice Center. The Board granted the claim for nonservice-connected burial benefits.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died while under VA contract and with VA authorization for hospice care, meeting the criteria for nonservice-connected burial benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19145067
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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