The Veteran's daughter, T.P., was removed from his award of VA disability compensation effective June 1, 2015 due to her stopping school. The Veteran appealed for additional compensation for T.P.'s school attendance beyond June 1, 2015. After reviewing the evidence, the Board found that the application for additional compensation was not timely filed and denied the claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's application for additional compensation for his daughter, T.P., was not timely filed under the criteria for 38 C.F.R. § 3.667.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19116029
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What this means for you
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