The Board has determined that the appellant can be recognized as the veteran's surviving spouse for VA benefit purposes, given her marriage to the veteran and their separation due to his misconduct without fault on her part.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant was not at fault in the separation from her husband prior to his death, thus meeting the criteria for recognition as a surviving spouse.
- 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 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0215266
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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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