The Board has reopened the appellant's claim for revocation of her right to VA benefits due to new and material evidence submitted since the last final decision. The issue remains undecided as it is not clear whether the appellant had a relationship with MR after 1971.
The deciding factor: New affidavits provided by individuals indicate that the appellant did not cohabit with MR after 1971, but this does not resolve the issue of whether she was living in an ostensible marital relationship prior to 1972.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2001
- Citation
- 0111857
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