The Board determined that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the April 1973 RO Administrative Decision denying DIC benefits to the appellant, as the evidence showed that she was at fault in the continuation of the separation between her and the veteran.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant admitted to having a boyfriend during the time of the veteran's death, but did not admit to living with him or holding herself out openly to the public as his wife. The Board also noted that the evidence at the time of the April 1973 decision was insufficient to determine whether the separation occurred due to fault on her part.
- 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 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0629321
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