The Board granted an effective date of February 5, 2013, for the award of additional VA disability compensation benefits based on recognition of the Veteran's son as a helpless child.
The deciding factor: An effective date of February 5, 2013, was warranted because it is the last date that meets the criteria for establishing entitlement to additional dependency benefits within one year of notice of the rating action awarding a combined disability rating of at least 30 percent.
- 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 24, 2024
- Citation
- A24068720
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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