Denied

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date prior to January 12, 2016, for adding his current spouse and children dependents to his award. The decision states that there is no legal basis to assign an earlier effective date.

The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran did not notify VA of his remarriage or subsequent children before submitting his Declaration of Status of Dependents in January 12, 2016, and thus, the earliest effective date was January 12, 2016.

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 19, 2019
Citation: 19148167

Veterans Law Judge

YVETTE R. WHITE

Decisions by this judge: 1,820 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

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