The Board is remanding the case to determine if the appellant and the Veteran had a valid marriage for VA purposes, specifically addressing whether their cohabitation constituted a legally valid form of marriage in Spain.
The deciding factor: The evidence raises the issue of whether the Veteran and the appellant's cohabitation for many years constituted a valid common-law marriage under Spanish law.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2017
- Citation
- 1719353
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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