The veteran's appeal for an effective date prior to July 21, 2003 for additional compensation benefits based on dependents is denied as he did not meet the eligibility requirements under the law at the time of the October 1978 effective date.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not have dependents who met the eligibility criteria (existence of dependents) for the liberalized law at the time it took effect in October 1978, and thus was not entitled to retroactive benefits under the VCAA provisions.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0637448
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What this means for you
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