The Board has granted an earlier effective date of July 1, 2018 for the award of increased apportionment benefits to the appellant on behalf of her minor children P.D.J.A. and P.D.A., finding that the original apportionment was erroneously terminated in July 2018.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant's March 2019 claim for an increase in apportionment benefits, filed within one year of the last payment prior to interruption, should be considered as a non-original claim and granted an effective date of July 1, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 23, 2020
- Citation
- A20017360
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