Denied
The Board denied an effective date prior to January 1, 2020 for the grant of benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1822 for a child born with spina bifida due to the specific statutory effective date set by The Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019.
The deciding factor: The Board is bound by the law and cannot assign an earlier effective date as it did not provide for such benefits prior to January 1, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- spina bifida
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110234
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