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Granted

The Board granted an increased rating of compensation based on additional dependency allowance under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1115 for the Veteran's spouse, C., as the Veteran is now in receipt of a qualifying disability rating.

The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran receiving a combined, qualifying, 30 percent disability rating effective from April 24, 2024.

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 24, 2025
Citation
A25054117

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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