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Granted

T.L.A. is granted eligibility for future burial in a VA national cemetery as she is the Veteran's unmarried adult child who became permanently physically or mentally disabled and incapable of self-support prior to age 21.

The deciding factor: The evidence shows that T.L.A. was legally incompetent from birth due to an accident during childbirth, making her eligible for burial benefits under applicable VA 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
April 22, 2025
Citation
A25036638

What this means for you

A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.

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