The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and he did not have a pending claim for VA benefits at the time of his death. The Board denied nonservice-connected burial benefits as there were no conditions met.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died without having a pending claim for VA benefits or being discharged from active duty due to a disability incurred in line of duty, and his body was not held by a State.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19171226
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