Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to allow the AOJ to make a finding as to whether the appellant is considered the Veteran's 'surviving spouse' and to develop evidence regarding the claim for DIC.
The deciding factor: The AOJ committed pre-decisional duty errors, including failure to determine if the appellant is the surviving spouse and failure to provide adequate notice of what evidence was needed to establish the claim.
- 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 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25085573
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