The Board denied the claim for reimbursement of burial transportation expenses because the Veteran was not buried in a national cemetery.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the fact that the Veteran's remains were buried in a State of Tennessee run cemetery, and 38 C.F.R. § 3.1709 does not allow for reimbursement if the burial is not in a national cemetery.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24063791
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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