Granted
The Board granted entitlement to dependency benefits for the Veteran's spouse, E.R., from December 23, 1997 through March 12, 2012.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's January 1990 initial claim included an informal claim for dependency benefits, and he was awarded a 30 percent disability rating on December 23, 1997, which is the earliest effective date permitted for such benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097435
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