The Veteran's dependents were added to his VA compensation benefits effective April 24, 2015, the date of service connection. The Board granted an earlier effective date for this decision.
The deciding factor: VA already had the necessary documentation (VA Form 21-686c) in its possession prior to requesting it from the Veteran when he was notified about his proposed compensation based on a single rate.
- Claimed conditions
- unknown
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20005710
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to address his challenge to the validity of the overpayment amount and his claim for apportionment of benefits. The Board cannot proceed with these issues until they are resolved.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeal, and the Board dismissed it due to the withdrawal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to insufficient notice of a VA examination.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the issue of entitlement to waiver of overpayment created by the removal of the Veteran's former spouse, O.H., as there was no case or controversy regarding this matter. The COWC granted a waiver of the full amount of the Veteran’s overpayment debt.
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