The Board is unable to determine whether new and material evidence has been submitted because the appellant's claim is based on a legal issue rather than an evidentiary one. The previous decisions were based on the Veteran's marital status at the time of his death, which was not contested in this appeal.
The deciding factor: The appellant's claim is based on a legal issue regarding her marital status and its impact on the Veteran's eligibility for VA benefits, rather than new evidence that could support or refute the previous determinations.
- 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 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1017755
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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