Granted
The Veteran's death was not service connected, and the appellant is entitled to nonservice-connected burial benefits as she personally incurred costs related to his funeral and cremation.
The deciding factor: The appellant provided receipts showing personal expenses for the Veteran's funeral and cremation while under VA care.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19185248
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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