Granted
The Board granted an effective date of September 1, 2012, for the restoration of the Veteran's spouse as a dependent on his award of VA disability compensation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted timely verification of his spouse's continued status as his dependent within one year of the AOJ's notification letter proposing to remove her from the award.
- 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 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24063098
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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