The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for payment of additional compensation benefits based on his marriage to his current wife, finding that the earliest date of a claim was March 20, 2000 when he submitted a statement regarding his marital status. The RO had received evidence showing changes in the veteran's marital and dependency status after July 1991.
The deciding factor: The effective date for additional compensation benefits is based on the latest of several dates, including the date of marriage or notice of dependent's existence within one year of the event. In this case, the earliest date was March 20, 2000 when the veteran submitted a statement regarding his marital status.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2001
- Citation
- 0126045
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