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widow n. a woman whose husband died while she was married to him and has not since remarried. A divorced woman whose ex-husband dies is not a widow, except for the purpose of certain Social Security benefits traceable to the ex-husband. WIDOW. An unmarried woman whose husband is dead.
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Add $228 a month to the basic rate if the deceased veteran had been entitled to receive 100% service-connected compensation for at least eight years immediately preceding death and the surviving spouse was married to the veteran for those same eight years. At that time, the surviving spouse is entitled to the greater of his or her own benefit or his or her deceased spouse's benefit. A surviving spouse is generally required to have lived continuously with the veteran from marriage until his or her death. |
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