Granted
The Board granted $46.00 in accrued benefits for travel expenses related to the Veteran's medical appointments.
The deciding factor: The mileage identified by the Appellant was considered a reimbursable expense of last sickness, and the Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Appellant on that question.
- 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 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24003194
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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