The Board has determined that the appellant is the surviving spouse of the veteran for the purpose of VA death benefits, based on continuous cohabitation from their marriage in July 1981 until August 1990 and subsequent separations due to the misconduct of the veteran without fault of the appellant.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant lived continuously with the veteran from their marriage in July 1981 until August 1990, except for a few weeks or months in 1986. The separations after August 1990 were due to the misconduct of the veteran without fault of the appellant.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2001
- Citation
- 0108514
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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