The Board has denied the appellant's claims for recognition as the deceased veteran's surviving spouse for purposes of applying for VA DIC and accrued benefits, but granted it for death pension benefit purposes. The appeal regarding death pension benefits is denied.
The deciding factor: The remarriage of the appellant terminated prior to November 1, 1990, and she would have been considered the veteran's surviving spouse if not for her remarriage. However, there are no provisions in the law allowing the grant of death pension benefits based on a terminated marital relationship following the death of 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
- June 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0618546
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What this means for you
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