The Veteran's adult daughter is granted $1,400 in additional accrued benefits to cover funeral expenses.
The deciding factor: The appellant was awarded $8,678 in accrued benefits and $2,000 in burial benefits for the Veteran. The Board found that she had $10,078 in unreimbursed burial expenses, which is the amount granted as additional accrued benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19184520
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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