The Veteran's spouse was added as his dependent to his VA disability compensation effective November 1, 2015. The Board found an earlier effective date of February 16, 2000 is warranted based on the initial submission of a claim for recognition of the spouse as a dependent in January 1991.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted his initial claim for recognition of his spouse as a dependent in January 1991. The effective date was determined to be February 16, 2000 based on the award of increased disability ratings resulting in a combined rating of at least 30 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19185447
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.
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