The Veteran's claim for recognition of his spouse A. as a dependent for VA compensation purposes was denied in an October 2012 decision, and the earliest possible communication that could be construed as a new claim for this purpose was received by VA on January 29, 2016. The effective date assigned is therefore January 29, 2016.
The deciding factor: The earliest possible communication that could be construed as a new claim for recognition of the spouse as a dependent was received by VA on January 29, 2016, which is after the one-year period from the date of marriage in June 2009.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19176818
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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