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Granted

The Board granted a later effective date of January 31, 2018, for the removal of the Veteran's child, H., from his VA disability compensation award.

The deciding factor: The Veteran timely provided the information requested regarding his child's school attendance termination, thus the original October 1, 2016 effective date was improper.

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 26, 2024
Citation
24004079

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