The Board has determined that B.C. is the last-named beneficiary of the veteran's National Service Life Insurance (NSLI) policy and is entitled to all proceeds.
The deciding factor: The veteran signed a valid designation of beneficiary form naming B.C. as the sole recipient, which was supported by witness testimony and other evidence indicating the veteran's intent.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2002
- Citation
- 0211291
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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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