The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for additional compensation for his dependent daughter G.P. is denied as proof of dependency was not provided within one year of the happening of the change in dependency or within one year of any qualifying rating decision.
The deciding factor: Proof of dependency was not provided within one year of the March 2009 notification letter, which indicated that additional information was needed to establish dependency for his three children. The Veteran did not submit this information until September 2013 when he submitted G.P.'s current address and American citizenship identification number.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2018
- Citation
- 1827050
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What this means for you
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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).
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