The Veteran's adult daughter, A.B.L., is seeking additional accrued benefits due to her as the person who bore the expense of the last sickness and burial. The appeal is remanded for obtaining proof of ownership of an irrevocable trust created for the benefit of the Veteran and any additional proof of payment for the Veteran’s final expenses.
The deciding factor: The claim requires additional evidence regarding the ownership of the irrevocable trust and proof of payment for the Veteran's final expenses.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19193855
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What this means for you
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