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Granted

The Board granted an effective date of March 30, 2023, for recognition of A.W. as the Veteran's child for VA dependency compensation benefits.

The deciding factor: The earliest claim for dependency benefits was received on March 30, 2023, and this is the first date that VA may assign an effective date according to their regulations.

Claimed conditions
Not specified in this decision
How they argued it
Not specified
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
June 2, 2025
Citation
A25048593

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.

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