Granted
The Board granted recognition of the appellant as the deceased Veteran's surviving spouse for purposes of establishing eligibility for VA death benefits.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant was married to the Veteran for over a year prior to his death and there is no credible evidence of remarriage since then.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19104555
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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