Granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 16, 2016, for the addition of C.S. to the Veteran's compensation award as a dependent school child.
The deciding factor: The claim was filed within one year of the commencement of C.S.'s Fall 2016 course of study at Auburn University, making August 16, 2016, the proper effective date.
- 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 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25044371
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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