I'll take it one step further then, again, just so I'm clear. Let's say a veteran and their spouse decide to put in the 50% at $2,000 and that veteran passes after six months, so only $12,000 has been contributed. Would it stand to follow then that the surviving spouse would then receive, let's say, $1,000 a month for the rest of their life?
On May 20th, 2022. See this statement in context.