Granted
The appellant, as a creditor of the surviving spouse, is granted reimbursement for unpaid home health care fees incurred from May 2014 to December 2014.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant bore the expense of the surviving spouse's last sickness expenses and thus may claim reimbursement.
- 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 11, 2024
- Citation
- 24001975
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.
What you can do next
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