The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of April 1, 2000 for the payment of additional compensation for his spouse has been granted. The effective date is set at February 1, 1997, which aligns with the date of a 100% rating for prostate cancer.
The deciding factor: The veteran provided evidence of his marriage prior to filing his claim and was awarded a 100% disability rating on January 6, 1997. The effective date is set at February 1, 1997 as this aligns with the earliest known date dependency arose.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, lumbar intervertebral disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 31, 2001
- Citation
- 0115108
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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