The Veteran's grave marker is damaged but not unmarked. The Board denied eligibility for a Government-furnished headstone or marker as the current privately supplied marker does not identify the Veteran as a veteran and his grave is subsequently not decorated during memorial events.
The deciding factor: The private grave marker was damaged, but it did not meet the criteria to be considered an 'unmarked grave' due to its durable material and legible name and dates of birth and death.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2021
- Citation
- A21019048
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