Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to December 1, 2015 for the award of dependent compensation for his spouse. The Veteran did not provide notice of his marriage and subsequent dependency status until November 23, 2015, more than a year after he married E.B.
The deciding factor: The effective date was determined to be the latest of the listed dates due to the lack of earlier dependency information or rating actions.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20067629
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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