The Veteran's granddaughter did not file a formal claim for accrued benefits within one year of VA forwarding her a VA 21-601 Application for Reimbursement from Accrued Amounts Due a Deceased Beneficiary. As a result, the appeal is denied.
The deciding factor: VA notified the appellant on January 19, 2016 that her January 2015 statement was considered an informal claim for accrued benefits and asked her to complete a VA 21-601 Application for Reimbursement from Accrued Amounts Due a Deceased Beneficiary. The appellant did not submit the completed application within one year of the notification.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2023
- Citation
- 23008403
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