The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for additional compensation based on dependency of a spouse and children is denied. The effective date for the award of additional compensation for the veteran's spouse was May 1, 1997.
The deciding factor: The effective date cannot be earlier than May 1, 1997 due to the change in law regarding dependents' benefits which took effect on October 1, 1978. The veteran did not file a claim for additional compensation until April 1998, more than one year after the effective date of the law.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a wound to Muscle Group XVII, residuals of a lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 12, 2001
- Citation
- 0127215
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