Granted
The appellant, the Veteran's granddaughter, is granted substitution for accrued benefits to receive reimbursement for the unreimbursed burial expenses.
The deciding factor: The appellant paid $5,295 for the Veteran's burial and has not been reimbursed by VA. She meets the criteria as an eligible beneficiary for accrued benefits in this case.
- 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 22, 2024
- Citation
- 24003128
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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