The appellant is recognized as the surviving spouse for purposes of establishing eligibility for VA DIC benefits.
The deciding factor: The marriage requirements for entitlement to DIC benefits were met, as the Veteran and the appellant were married for over one year prior to the Veteran's death, and a court order vacated an attempted divorce due to the appellant's incapacity.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0910224
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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