The Veteran's spouse is now eligible for additional disability compensation, but the effective date of this award needs to be determined.
The deciding factor: The appeal concerns the determination of an appropriate effective date for adding the Veteran's spouse to his disability award.
- Claimed conditions
- Dependent spouse
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2015
- Citation
- 1511087
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. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 1511087.
What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the overpayment of $427.22 for additional compensation for a deceased dependent spouse is proper and denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the overpayment debt created due to the retroactive removal of a dependent spouse was proper, and thus denied the Veteran's appeal.
- Whole decision: Denied
The overpayment of VA compensation benefits for a dependent spouse in the amount of $3,105.80 was properly created and the appeal is denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's daughter and spouse were added as dependents after November 17, 2014. The Board denied the request for an earlier effective date.
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