Granted
The appellant is recognized as the surviving spouse of the veteran for purposes of establishing eligibility for VA DIC benefits.
The deciding factor: The original marriage from October 1991 to January 2006 and subsequent marriage in May 2007 meet the statutory requirements under 38 C.F.R. § 3.54.
- 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 4, 2008
- Citation
- 0811291
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.
What you can do next
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