The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and the appellant did not meet the criteria for nonservice-connected burial benefits as her claim was filed within two years of his death. The Veteran died at home without being admitted to a VA facility or receiving VA care.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had no pending claims for compensation or pension benefits at the time of his death, and he did not meet the criteria for nonservice-connected burial benefits as he did not die while in a VA facility or receive VA treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19164319
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