The Veteran's death did not result in any accrued benefits due and unpaid at the time of his death. Therefore, the appellant is denied entitlement to accrued benefits for expenses related to her father's last sickness and burial.
The deciding factor: Accrued benefits were not owed as of the date of the Veteran's death because he was receiving non-service-connected pension benefits which included a recurring medical expense for care giver fees.
- 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 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19189747
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