The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for additional dependency compensation for M.B. and G.B. was denied due to lack of evidence received within a year of their birth.,L.B.'s claim for an earlier effective date for additional dependency compensation was also denied as no written submission establishing her status as the Veteran’s child prior to March 15, 2016, was received.
The deciding factor: The appeals were denied because the required evidence of eligibility for benefits (birth certificates or other proof of dependents) was not submitted within a year of the event.,No written claim establishing L.B.'s status as the Veteran's child prior to March 15, 2016, was received.
- Claimed conditions
- M.B., G.B., L.B.
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19197150
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