The Veteran's effective date for additional compensation benefits due to his dependent spouse is set at December 1, 1991. This decision grants the Veteran an earlier effective date based on the submission of a VA Form 21-686c indicating he was married and had dependents.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's marriage certificate was submitted in July 1972, which matched his information provided in November 1991. The earliest he could be eligible for additional compensation benefits is the first day of the month following when he became eligible (November 20, 1991).
- Claimed conditions
- Defective hearing
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0923621
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including defective hearing and shell fragment wounds, make it impossible for him to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining audiogram results from VA treatment records.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment. The Board finds that the Veteran is not unemployable due to his service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted a TDIU from July 28, 2010 to February 19, 2015 based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
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