Granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 21, 2020, for the addition of the Veteran's child, K., as a dependent to his award of VA disability compensation.
The deciding factor: An effective date of February 21, 2020, was warranted based on the Veteran providing the necessary information to add K. as a dependent at that time.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24062146
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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