The Board has granted the appellant's claim for accrued benefits, including reimbursement of the expense of last sickness or burial. The appellant is entitled to $3048.44 in reimbursement.
The deciding factor: The beneficiary had a pending claim at the time of her death and would have prevailed on an increased aid and attendance benefit claim based on submitted medical expense reports. The appellant has provided sufficient evidence for reimbursement of accrued benefits, including burial 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
- January 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20002043
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.
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