Granted
The Veteran's death was due to hospice care provided by VA, and the claim for nonservice-connected burial benefits is granted.
The deciding factor: VA approved in-home hospice services prior to the Veteran’s death, which covered his expenses at his residence.
- 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 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19147127
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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