Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to November 9, 2009, for additional dependency benefits for his spouse.
The deciding factor: The evidence of marriage was not received within one year of the event and the Veteran did not timely submit his wife's social security number as required by regulation.
- 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 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25051005
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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