The appellant seeks entitlement to accrued benefits for the month of his father's death. The Board denied this claim as there were no due and unpaid benefits at the time of the Veteran's death, and the appellant is not a surviving spouse.
The deciding factor: There were no claims or appeals pending at the time of the Veteran's death, and he did not have a surviving spouse to receive a 'month of death' benefit.
- 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 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19196215
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