The Board denied the Appellant's claims for service-connected and nonservice-connected burial benefits, as well as transportation allowance.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that a service-connected disability was a principal or contributory cause of the Veteran's death, and the Appellant did not provide proof of expenses incurred for the funeral and burial.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25041579
What this means for you
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