Granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 11, 2023, with payment beginning on May 1, 2023, for additional dependency compensation for the Veteran's dependent spouse.
The deciding factor: The proper effective date was determined based on the receipt of the Veteran's Intent to File Letter and subsequent submission of a completed VA 21-686c Application Request within one year.
- 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 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25054682
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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