The Board granted an effective date of February 21, 2006, for the addition of the Veteran's spouse as his dependent to his award of VA disability compensation.
The deciding factor: The February 2006 claim for additional disability compensation based on recognition of L. as his dependent spouse was pending and unadjudicated until the November 2021 decisional letter, warranting an effective date of February 21, 2006.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25022355
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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