Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to September 17, 2013, for adding her current spouse J.P. as a dependent and also denied the overpayment created due to removing her former spouse J.W.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence of timely notice regarding her marriage to J.P., which is required for an effective date prior to September 17, 2013.
- 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 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20005009
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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