The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for additional compensation for dependents, finding that there was no legal basis to assign such a date. The earliest effective date that can be assigned is August 10, 2010, when VA received the requested information regarding the Veteran's dependent spouse and children, including their social security numbers.
The deciding factor: The claim for an earlier effective date for additional compensation for dependents was denied as there was no legal basis to assign such a date. The earliest effective date that can be assigned is August 10, 2010, when VA received the requested information regarding the Veteran's dependent spouse and children, including their social security numbers.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2014
- Citation
- 1407019
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