The Board found that the April 1997 decision granting Dependency and Indemnity Compensation benefits as the surviving spouse of the veteran was clearly and unmistakably erroneous, thus finding in favor of terminating those benefits.
The deciding factor: The April 1997 decision failed to take into account the facts of record at that time which indicated that the appellant had never been married to the veteran, and a prior administrative decision also determined that she had never been married to the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0610611
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What this means for you
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