The Board denied the appeal for an earlier effective date for additional compensation for a dependant spouse, as the required evidence of dependency was not received by VA until March 10, 2006.
The deciding factor: The required evidence of the Veteran's husband's dependency status was not received by VA until March 10, 2006, beyond the one-year period following the August 2003 notice letter that requested it.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2009
- Citation
- 0905915
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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