The Board has determined that the appellant can be recognized as the veteran's surviving spouse, which is a prerequisite for VA death benefits. The appeal regarding service connection for the cause of the veteran's death will be addressed in a separate remand.
The deciding factor: The appellant provided evidence sufficient to reopen her claim and establish new and material evidence supporting her claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2003
- Citation
- 0333970
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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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