Denied
The Board denied the Appellant's claim for recognition as the Veteran's spouse for VA purposes, finding insufficient evidence to establish a common-law marriage.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the finding that the parties agreed to live together as husband and wife or actually lived together in Texas as required under state law.
- 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 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092642
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