The Veteran's claim for aid and attendance benefits for her deceased spouse was denied because the claim was submitted after the death of the spouse.
The deciding factor: The claim was submitted after the death of the Veteran's spouse, which is not a valid basis for awarding aid and attendance benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- spouse
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2015
- Citation
- 1502364
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- Granted
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- Denied
The veteran's adopted child and spouse are not entitled to an effective date earlier than August 1, 2004 and June 1, 2005 respectively for the payment of additional disability compensation benefits.,VA was notified of the existence of the dependent minor child on May 9, 2005. The earliest possible effective date for payment is August 1, 2004. For the spouse, VA was notified on May 9, 2005 but the veteran did not notify VA until five years later. The earliest possible effective date for payment of additional disability compensation benefits based on marriage to the spouse is June 1, 2005.
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