The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the addition of his spouse to his VA disability compensation award is denied. The earliest possible effective date, June 25, 2016, has already been assigned.
The deciding factor: The RO recognized C. as the Veteran’s dependent on June 25, 2016, and payment began on July 1, 2016. There is no evidence of a prior effective date before this date.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19193374
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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