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Granted

The Veteran's surviving spouse is granted eligibility for VA home loan guaranty benefits based on the exception to the 180-day service duration requirement due to a service-connected disability.

The deciding factor: The Veteran was discharged from active duty due to a service-connected right shoulder disability, which qualifies as an exception to the general service duration requirement for VA loan guaranty eligibility.

Claimed conditions
Not specified in this decision
How they argued it
Not specified
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
April 9, 2025
Citation
A25032815

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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