Granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 12, 2014, but no earlier, for the addition of the Veteran's spouse, K.C., to his VA compensation award as a dependent under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1115.
The deciding factor: The claim was received within one year of the rating decision that granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and assigned an evaluation of at least 30 percent, effective February 12, 2014.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25057775
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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