The Veteran's effective date for recognition of his current spouse, D.A.L., as his dependent for the purpose of additional dependency compensation is granted to March 31, 2015.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided sufficient information in a VA form received on March 31, 2015, which was deemed adequate by the RO and led to the addition of D.A.L. as his dependent spouse for additional dependency compensation effective August 1, 2016. The Board found that the earliest such communication providing this information about his dependent status with D.A.L. is March 31, 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22043695
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