Effective July 15, 1958, a decision rendered by a Federal court in an action to which the United States was a party holding that a surviving spouse of a veteran has not remarried will be followed in determining eligibility for pension, compensation or dependency and indemnity compensation.
38 C.F.R. §3.214
Abandoned claims. See § 3.158 . Change in status of dependents. See § 3.651 . Dependency, income and estate. See § 3.660 . Evidence of dependents and age. See § 3.204 .