The Board found that the veteran had testamentary capacity at the time he changed his beneficiary, and thus the appellee is entitled to receive the proceeds of the insurance policy.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the veteran executed the change in beneficiary with sufficient mental capacity, rebutting any presumption against him.
- 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 22, 2001
- Citation
- 0121304
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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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