The Board found that the removal of the Veteran's ex-spouse from her VA compensation benefits effective September 1, 2004 was proper. The decision also found that adding the Veteran's child to her VA compensation benefits was not warranted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not report her son as a dependent prior to April 2011 when he had already reached adulthood and completed his education.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2017
- Citation
- 1748421
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