The Board found that the criteria for an effective date prior to February 1, 2007, for payment of additional compensation for a dependant spouse were not met.
The deciding factor: The required evidence of the Veteran's wife's dependency status was not received by VA until January 23, 2007, and thus that date is the earliest date that can be assigned for the additional compensation based on the dependency.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0909682
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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