A military widow’s struggle to secure death benefits highlights the challenges veterans’ families face in accessing support from the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs.

MEAD, Wash. — A North Spokane County widow is devastated after she says a claim for help covering final expenses for her veteran husband was denied.

More than a year after the sudden death of her husband, an Oklahoma Army veteran, Desiree Troester is still fighting to secure the military headstone she says he earned through his service.

The widow of an Air Force missileer who died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma has finally secured Department of Veterans Affairs benefits connected to her late husband's passing.

A local family was able to get a veteran's widow, who has dementia, nearly $20,000 in spousal benefits from the VA with help from the ABC7 I-Team.

I filed for widow’s benefits and started receiving them with no problem. But I got a letter telling me that I was not eligible for the $255 death benefit.

Arthur Pierce's health insurance paid $1 million in medical costs; the family paid about $60,000 out of pocket. His workers' compensation benefits would have been about $2,000 a month.

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