Denied
The Veteran died in November 2013 and the appellant filed for burial benefits. The claim is denied as there was no service-connected cause of death, and the appellant did not have an original or reopened claim for VA compensation or pension benefits pending at the time of his death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and there were no pending claims for VA compensation or pension benefits at the time of his death.
- 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 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19145637
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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