The Board has granted recognition of G. as the Veteran's dependent spouse for VA purposes, based on his current marriage and prior valid marriages.
The deciding factor: The decision was made based on the validity of the Veteran's current marriage to G., supported by evidence showing previous valid marriages and annulments.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19166879
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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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