Granted
The Board granted an effective date of July 14, 2021 for the addition of the Veteran's spouse and child as dependents to his award of VA disability compensation.
The deciding factor: The effective date was granted based on the submission of a claim within one year of being notified of a rating action that granted qualifying disability compensation.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24073049
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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