the appellant must show a lack of testamentary
capacity by a preponderance of the evidence. The appellant
has offered no such evidence in this case. She was not
present when the 1991 designation of beneficiary form was
completed, so she has no personal knowledge as to the
veteran's state of mind at that time. She has submitted no
medical evidence as to the veteran's mental capacity around
the time that the 1991 designation of beneficiary form was
completed.
Although it may be true that the veteran consumed alcohol in
1991, and his VA records do indicate that he did drink
heavily until 1992, such a fact does not mean that he was
incapable of changing his life insurance beneficiary at the
time that he did so in May 1991. There are degrees of mental
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