The Veteran's claim for spousal aid and attendance benefits is granted with an effective date of June 29, 2007.
The deciding factor: The effective date was determined to be the date of receipt of the claim due to lack of prior communication regarding a need for increased compensation based on a dependent spouse in need of regular aid and attendance.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lumbosacral strain with right L4-5 radiculopathy, primary biliary cirrhosis, metastatic carcinoma of the urinary bladder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2011
- Citation
- 1141272
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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