The Board found clear and unmistakable error in its July 1997 decision, as the evidence did not establish that the claimant had actual knowledge of her divorce prior to being informed by VA.
The deciding factor: The Board determined there was no clear and unmistakable error because the claimant received constructive notice of the divorce hearing but lacked personal process for the court hearing in December 1976, indicating she did not have actual knowledge of her divorce until after it had been granted.
- 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 29, 2001
- Citation
- 0121847
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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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