Granted
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the four Appellants are entitled to receive proceeds from the Veteran's National Service Life Insurance policy due to the Veteran's intent as expressed in a February 2009 written statement.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran intended to change the beneficiary of his National Service Life Insurance policy from J. to the four Appellants, who were designated as contingent beneficiaries.
- 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 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20064627
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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