The Veteran's application for PCAFC benefits was denied due to the death of the Veteran, making it impossible to complete and comply with all applicable requirements of the program.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died before final approval and designation could be achieved as neither the Veteran nor the Primary Family Caregiver Applicant were able to comply with the required caregiver services and assessments.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, metastatic bone cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2024
- Citation
- A24037418
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