Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), death pension, and accrued benefits as she was not legally the surviving spouse of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence established that the marriage between the appellant and the Veteran terminated by divorce prior to his death, thus denying her standing to bring a claim for DIC, death pension, and accrued benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25016111
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