The veteran is not entitled to an effective date prior to November 1, 2003 for payment of additional compensation benefits on account of his child. The claim was denied as there was no evidence that the veteran provided earlier notice of his dependent.
The deciding factor: There was no objective evidence showing the veteran providing earlier notice of his dependent before October 2003.
- Claimed conditions
- Idiopathic seizure disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0637086
Veterans Law Judge
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