The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the appellant is not a valid beneficiary of the veteran's National Service Life Insurance policy, as evidenced by the June 1999 change of beneficiary form being invalid due to lack of signature from the veteran.
The deciding factor: The June 1999 change of beneficiary form was deemed invalid because it did not reflect the actual signature of the veteran. The March 1957 designation of beneficiary form, which does not list the appellant as a beneficiary, is recognized as the most recent valid designation.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2001
- Citation
- 0123976
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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