Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claims for accrued benefits due and payable to the Veteran's surviving adult child, as well as the request for substitution.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not meet the requirements of a 'child' under 38 C.F.R. § 3.57(a) or demonstrate any expenses that would qualify as 'burial expenses' or expenses related to the last sickness and burial, thus there is no legal basis upon which to grant her claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25097764
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