Partly granted
The Veteran's surviving spouse is granted burial benefits in the form of a burial allowance and plot/interment allowance, but denied transportation reimbursement.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was receiving VA compensation benefits at the time of his death, which qualifies him for burial allowances, but there is no evidence that he died as a result of a service-connected disability or was interred in a national cemetery or state veterans cemetery, thus denying transportation expenses.
- 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 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25101786
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