The Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates for recognition of his spouse and children as dependents was denied because the earliest written claim received in the file was after a year from when he should have submitted such claims.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence that the Veteran or any dependent submitted a timely claim within one year of receiving notification of their eligibility for dependency compensation.
- Claimed conditions
- M.S., G.S., S.K.
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24053284
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