Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for nonservice-connected burial benefits, including a burial allowance and plot/interment allowance, as the Veteran was not in receipt of VA compensation or pension benefits at the time of his death and did not meet any other eligibility criteria.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died without being service-connected for any disabilities, and he was not hospitalized by VA at the time of his death, thus failing to meet the requirements for burial benefits under applicable regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017605
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