Granted
The Board granted the Veteran's appeal to recognize S. as his dependent spouse for the purpose of receiving increased VA compensation benefits.
The deciding factor: The Veteran and S. entered into a common-law marriage in May 2022, which is valid under Texas law and meets the criteria for VA purposes.
- 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, 2025
- Citation
- A25093706
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