The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of May 20, 2014 for including his spouse as a dependent for VA compensation purposes. The decision states that complete information regarding the Veteran’s prior marriages was not received until October 2014.
The deciding factor: The claimant failed to provide complete information about his prior marriages when requested by VA multiple times over a year, and no further extension of time was requested within one year from the June 2011 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19187747
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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