The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for payment of dependent's allowance, as the evidence showed that VA received notice of his marriage in January 2002, and the earliest possible effective date is February 1, 2002.
The deciding factor: The RO did not receive proof within one year of the veteran's marriage to his current spouse, so the effective date for additional compensation cannot be earlier than the date notice was received in January 2002.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2008
- Citation
- 0813640
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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