The Veteran's widow is granted nonservice-connected burial benefits but denied a plot or interment allowance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died while receiving care from a state veterans' health care facility, meeting the criteria for nonservice-connected burial benefits. However, no costs were incurred for a plot or interment, thus denying the plot or interment allowance.
- 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 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24067028
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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