Granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 20, 2018, for the addition of the Veteran's spouse as his dependent to his award of VA disability compensation.
The deciding factor: An effective date of August 20, 2018, was warranted based on the first properly submitted claim for additional disability compensation benefits based on recognition of M. as his dependent spouse.
- 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 30, 2024
- Citation
- A24070362
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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