Denied
The Veteran's surviving spouse died in November 2016 and was receiving VA improved death pension benefits. The Appellant requested payment of accrued VA benefits for the final medical expenses, but the Board found no such benefits due as there was an overpayment to the surviving spouse.
The deciding factor: No accrued VA benefits were due and unpaid at the time of the surviving spouse's death due to an existing overpayment.
- 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 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19187218
What this means for you
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