The Veteran's effective date for additional compensation for a dependent spouse is granted as of November 7, 2012.
The deciding factor: The effective date was determined based on the earliest recognition of the Veteran’s marital status and the subsequent increase in his combined disability rating to 30 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Dependent Spouse
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 6, 2018
- Citation
- 18155986
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for dependency benefits for her new spouse, J.L.T., is denied because she did not notify VA of her marriage within one year of the event.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the addition of his dependent spouse to his compensation benefits is denied. The earliest possible effective date is March 23, 2009, as this award was made based on evidence received within a year of notification of the rating action.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim to add his spouse, L., as a dependent spouse was granted effective from August 8, 2011. The Board found that the earliest effective date available under the law is August 8, 2011.
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