The Veteran's appeal for an effective date of December 20, 2018, for additional dependency benefits for his spouse, R., is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran was entitled to additional dependency compensation as of December 20, 2018, due to a combined disability rating of at least 30 percent and evidence of dependency within one year of the rating decision.
- 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 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25049274
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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