The Board has determined that the appellant is eligible for VA death benefits as the Veteran's surviving spouse, given their marriage at the time of his death and satisfaction of the continuity of cohabitation requirement.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant was married to the Veteran at the time of his death and that their separation did not break continuity of cohabitation due to the Veteran's misconduct and the appellant's credible account of the circumstances.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189080
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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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