Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of September 1, 2015, for the addition of his current spouse C.O. to her list of dependents for additional compensation due to recognition of their marriage.
The deciding factor: The earliest written claim for dependency benefits based on the Veteran’s marriage to C.O. was received on August 24, 2015, and VA began payment from September 1, 2015.
- 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 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19179890
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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