The Board has determined that the effective date for adding the Veteran's spouse as a dependent should be March 1, 2001. This decision is based on the earliest of the date of claim (October 1997), the date dependency arose (January 1986), or the effective date of the qualifying disability rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran established his spouse as a dependent through acceptable proof of marriage since October 1997. However, he did not provide his spouse's social security number until June 2009, which was required by VA regulations. The November 2001 letter did not adequately inform the Veteran that he needed to report this information.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2011
- Citation
- 1100310
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 1100310.
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).
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