Granted
The Board granted recognition of the appellant as the Veteran's surviving spouse for VA purposes, based on evidence that they were married under Texas common law at least one year prior to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a finding that the appellant and the Veteran agreed to be married and lived together in Texas as husband and wife after their divorce, satisfying the requirements for a common law marriage under Texas 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
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107469
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