Granted
The Veteran's marriage to C.S. was recognized as a dependent spouse effective January [Redacted], 2014, with payment starting on March 1, 2017.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided the necessary information about her marriage and address within one year of being notified that her application was incomplete.
- 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 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19131968
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.
What you can do next
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