The Board has determined that the proceeds of the veteran's NSLI policy should be distributed according to his October 1979 beneficiary designation, which lists S.D.C. as the principal beneficiary and specifies she is entitled to one-fourth of the proceeds. The RO&IC awarded equal shares of the proceeds to S.D.C., E.R.F., A.V.G., and the estate of the veteran. M.E.M.'s share was awarded to the estate due to lack of evidence confirming her death.
The deciding factor: The beneficiary designation from October 1979, which specified that S.D.C. is entitled to one-fourth of the proceeds, was used as the basis for distributing the NSLI policy's proceeds.
- 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 25, 2000
- Citation
- 0013945
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