Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the addition of his current spouse to VA benefits is denied as there was no notification about the marriage until November 10, 2014.
The deciding factor: VA did not have actual or constructive notice of the Veteran's March 2011 remarriage until he submitted a declaration in November 2014.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19143377
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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