The Veteran's daughter is not eligible for accrued benefits due to the death of her father as she does not meet the eligibility criteria set by VA.
The deciding factor: The appellant, being an adult child and not a spouse or dependent parent, cannot claim accrued benefits unless she can prove that she bore the expense of the Veteran’s last sickness and burial. She has already received $3,028.77 for this purpose.
- 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 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19148902
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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