Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 14, 2019, for the addition of N. as a dependent minor child to the Veteran's award of VA disability compensation.
The deciding factor: VA was first notified of N.'s existence via the VA Form 21-686c received on February 14, 2019, and this date is used for the effective date of additional compensation for dependents.
- 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 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25046523
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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