The Board has determined that the appellant is recognized as the surviving spouse of the Veteran for purposes of entitlement to VA death benefits.
The deciding factor: The evidence preponderates in favor of finding that the appellant and the Veteran entered into a valid marriage until their separation, which was amicable and by mutual consent. There is no contrary evidence within the record supporting a finding of divorce or remarriage following their marriage in March 1957.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1016887
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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.
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