The Board denied an effective date prior to March 25, 2021, for the award of dependent compensation for the Veteran's spouse due to lack of evidence of the spouse's Social Security number within one year of the June 1999 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the presumption of regularity applied and there was no clear evidence to the contrary regarding proper mailing of the notification letter requesting the spouse's Social Security number.
- 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
- A24062418
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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