The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for additional dependency compensation for his wife, D.M., is denied as he did not submit the necessary waiver of military retired pay within a year of notification and was therefore not entitled to receive VA benefits (which include dependency compensation) earlier than the most recent qualifying rating decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a VA Form 21-651 waiver of military retired pay in November 2020, which is after the effective date of his most recent qualifying disability ratings became August 31, 2015. He was therefore not entitled to receive VA benefits (which include dependency compensation) earlier than this date.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24036401
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