The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to February 1, 2016, for the addition of his child as a dependent was denied. The Board found that the earliest possible effective date had already been assigned due to the one-year period from N.'s birth in January 2012 during which notification could have been made.
The deciding factor: The claim was denied because the Veteran did not notify VA within the one-year period after his child's birth of January 2012, and thus no earlier effective date can be granted.
- 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
- 19188173
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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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