Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for dependency allowance benefits due to his spouse, finding that he did not notify VA of her existence within one year after their marriage in October 2014.
The deciding factor: VA regulations require notification of dependents within one year of their existence and failure to do so results in a delayed effective date for benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19127253
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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