Denied
The Veteran's surviving spouse died in July 2013, and the Appellant sought reimbursement for medical expenses paid out-of-pocket to her mother during her last sickness. The Board denied accrued benefits because there was no pending claim or unpaid benefits at the time of the surviving spouse's death.
The deciding factor: There was no pending claim or unpaid benefits at the time of the surviving spouse’s death, and thus the Appellant is not entitled to reimbursement for medical expenses paid out-of-pocket.
- 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 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20006536
What this means for you
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