Granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 7, 2009 for the addition of the Veteran's spouse as his dependent to his VA disability compensation award. The decision was based on evidence submitted within one year of the marriage.
The deciding factor: The Veteran informed VA of his August 2009 marriage to K. within one year of the event, which is required by VA regulations for an effective date prior to December 28, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20002113
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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