The Board denied the veteran's claim for recognition as his surviving spouse, finding that he and the appellant did not continuously cohabit from 1983 until his death in 1991. The decision also noted that the appellant sought apportionment of the veteran's VA compensation on behalf of their children, which indicated they were living apart.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant and the veteran lived apart for a significant period during the last five years of the eight-year period in question, as evidenced by different mailing addresses and the appellant seeking apportionment of the veteran's VA compensation on behalf of their children.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 4, 2000
- Citation
- 0020575
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