The Veteran's child, E., was awarded dependency benefits effective June 7, 2019. The Board found that the Veteran intended to seek these benefits as of January 2020 and thus the earlier effective date is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran intended to seek dependency benefits for her child as early as January 2020, which was within one year of the birth of E., making June 7, 2019 the proper effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- Child dependency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24027643
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