The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of additional compensation for his dependent spouse, finding that February 28, 2019 was the proper effective date based on when VA received his Declaration of Status of Dependents.
The deciding factor: The earliest date that an additional award of compensation for a dependent spouse can occur is the first day of the calendar month following the month in which the award became effective. The Veteran's wife was added as a dependent spouse effective February 28, 2019, and this was the latest possible effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- A19003132
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What this means for you
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