The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to May 1, 1997, for the payment of additional disability compensation benefits on account of a dependent spouse due to lack of legal merit.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to provide proof of dependency within one year of notification from VA and thus was not entitled to retroactive benefits based upon his current marriage.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral defective hearing, residuals of perforation of the left tympanic membrane, diplopia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2000
- Citation
- 0033546
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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