The Veteran's child, B., was granted additional dependency benefits based on school attendance in November 2016. The appeal for an earlier effective date for the addition of his spouse, M., to his VA disability compensation is dismissed as there is no case or controversy affecting the provision of benefits by VA over which the Board may exercise jurisdiction.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the addition of his spouse, M., was denied because the earliest communication that could be construed as a claim for recognition of M. as the Veteran’s dependent spouse for VA purposes was received on March 25, 2013, which is the earliest possible effective date.,The Veteran's child, C., was granted additional dependency benefits based on school attendance from July 1, 2012 to January 1, 2014. The appeal for an earlier effective date for these benefits is denied because the claim was not filed within one year of C.'s 18th birthday.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for an earlier effective date due to lack of timely filing of claims and submission of necessary information.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20034605
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
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