Legal Opinion
Curtis v. West
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided April 3, 1998No. 96-582PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IVERS, Judge:
The appellant, the ex-wife of a deceased veteran, appeals from a January 30, 1996, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) decision which denied the appellant entitlement to the proceeds of the veteran’s National Service Life Insurance (NSLI) policy. The intervenor, the veteran’s son, submitted an informal brief contending that the appellant was not entitled to the proceeds of the veteran’s NSLI policy. The question before the Court is whether the holder of a general power of attorney (GPA) can change the beneficiaries of an NSLI policy. For the reasons stated below, the Court…
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