Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for burial benefits following the death of the Veteran, as the Veteran was not in receipt of VA compensation or pension benefits at the time of his death and did not meet any other eligibility criteria.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died without meeting the statutory and regulatory guidelines required for entitlement to burial benefits, including being in receipt of VA compensation or pension benefits, dying while hospitalized by VA, or having a pending claim for benefits that would have resulted in a grant of benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090214
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