Jones v. Brown

NEBEKER, Chief Judge:

Appellant, Gloria Jones, appeals an October 25, 1991, decision from the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board or BVA) which found that appellant’s deceased husband, the veteran, had not changed the beneficiary of his National Service Life Insurance (NSLI) policy before his death and, therefore, the proceeds of that policy belonged to the veteran’s former wife, Emma Jean Leach, the intervenor. After appellant filed her Notice of Appeal in this Court, the Secretary filed a motion to dismiss the appeal and a notice that an interpleader action had been filed in the United States…