The Board denied the appellant's claim for reinstatement of death pension benefits as a remarried widow, finding that she is not entitled to such benefits due to her remarriage and subsequent divorce. The appeal was dismissed.
The deciding factor: The law precludes reinstatement of VA death pension benefits following the dissolution of a remarriage, except in specific circumstances (DIC, medical care for survivors, educational assistance, housing loans). There is no provision for reinstating death pension benefits based on the death of the appellant's second husband.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1021938
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