Denied
The appellant is not eligible for accrued benefits as the son of the deceased Veteran because he was over the age of 23 at the time of his mother's death. The appellant has already been reimbursed for funeral expenses and there is no evidence that the loan taken out by his son to pay for caregiver expenses related to his mother's last sickness.
The deciding factor: The appellant is not a child of the deceased Veteran, thus ineligible for accrued benefits under VA regulations.
- 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 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20080918
What this means for you
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