The Veteran's son, X., is no longer eligible for additional dependency benefits as the full grant of benefits has been awarded.,Additional dependency benefits are granted to the Veteran's daughter, J., based on her school attendance from October 1, 2009 to March 2012. The appeal is dismissed for the period prior to March 2010 and after May 2013.
The deciding factor: The appeals were dismissed as moot or not in appellate status due to the full grant of benefits.
- 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 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19197077
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
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