Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claims for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits and survivor pension benefits as she was not recognized as the Veteran's surviving spouse under VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The claim was denied due to the marriage occurring less than one year before the Veteran's death, and no children were born from the relationship.
- 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 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087437
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