# Reinstatement of Benefits Eligibility Based Upon Terminated Marital Relationships
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Final rule. · Published 1995-10-11 · Effective 1995-10-11 · 60 FR 52862
## Document
- **Document number:** 95-25128
- **Category:** va-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 60 FR 52862
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 3
- **Publication date:** 1995-10-11
- **Effective date:** 1995-10-11
## Abstract

This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adjudication regulations concerning reinstatement of benefits for a surviving spouse of a veteran whose remarriage after the veteran's death is terminated by legal proceedings. The amendment makes clear that such proceedings must have been brought by the individual seeking to establish his or her status as the veteran's surviving spouse. The purpose of the amendment is to make the regulation conform to the relevant statute.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/10/11/95-25128/reinstatement-of-benefits-eligibility-based-upon-terminated-marital-relationships)
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