The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits is being held in abeyance until the TDIU claim is resolved. The Board will then consider whether to grant a previous effective date.
The deciding factor: The TDIU claim may impact the earlier effective date claim, as an award of TDIU prior to March 11, 2016 could serve to establish an earlier effective date for DEA 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
- January 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20008226
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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