The Board granted an effective date of May 22, 2019, for the award of additional VA disability compensation benefits based on recognition of the Veteran's child as a helpless child.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran provided proof of dependency within one year of the July 2021 rating action granting service connection for anxiety disorder with panic disorder effective from May 22, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25043108
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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