The Board denied earlier effective dates for the payment of additional benefits for the Veteran's dependents due to lack of proof of dependants within one year of notification and failure to submit VA Form 21-686c.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide evidence of his dependents within a year of receiving notifications from VA, which is required by law. The Veteran also failed to submit the necessary VA Form 21-686c for his dependants.
- Claimed conditions
- Dependent son, Dependent wife, Dependent daughter
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2011
- Citation
- 1136024
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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
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- Whole decision: Granted
The retroactive award of compensation benefits for the period from June 23, 1982 to February 28, 2006 was correctly calculated and paid. The Veteran's retroactive award included additional benefits for her dependent son through his completion of vocational school at age twenty-two.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date than September 3, 1998 for compensation benefits for his dependent son. The appeal was based on a lack of evidence prior to September 3, 1998 indicating that the veteran desired additional compensation for his dependent son.
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