Granted
The Board grants recognition of the appellant as the surviving spouse of the Veteran for the purpose of entitlement to VA death benefits.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the appellant and the Veteran were legally married at the time of the Veteran's death, and their separation was not due to misconduct or fault of the appellant.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104812
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