The Board granted the restoration of the Veteran's dependent child, M., to his award of VA disability compensation based on school attendance effective from February 16, 2014.
The deciding factor: Evidence of continued dependency based upon school attendance was properly provided within one year of the March 2023 rating decision that awarded the Veteran's qualifying disability rating as required under 38 C.F.R. § 3.401(b)(3).
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25032176
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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