Granted
The veteran is granted an earlier effective date of July 2, 2004 for dependency benefits. Payment will commence on August 1, 2004.
The deciding factor: The VA notification letter was sent to the wrong address, and there is no evidence the veteran received it.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25002804
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