Denied
The Board denied the claim for burial benefits as a matter of law, since a burial allowance has already been paid to the Veteran's son and executor/administrator.
The deciding factor: VA is unable to pay burial benefits to an additional party due to the priority payment rules established by 38 C.F.R. § 3.1702(b)(3).
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020010
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