Granted
The Board has accepted the appellant's claim for survivor’s benefits and the power of attorney in favor of T. Taylor, P.A., as they were signed by R.Y., who is legally authorized to act on behalf of the appellant due to her mental incompetence.
The deciding factor: The decision was granted because R.Y., who is a relative and responsible for the care of the appellant, has the legal authority to sign documents on her behalf.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2020
- Citation
- A20016219
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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