Dependent Backpay

KTucker

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I have a problem. The VA won't backdate to the birth of my children. They say that just because I was unaware of the dependent additional pay that they won't backdate. I started receiving my VA Disability (30%) in Early 2006, and had my first child that summer, and two more subsequently. Is this correct or can this be fought over and adjusted? They only backdated to the date of the claim filing. Is this something they don't do or that you have to fight for?

As an active duty spouse, I have no need of VA medical and rarely have contact regarding VA benefits. It wasn't until a conversation with my mother-in-law about her widow's benefits did I know that dependents could be added for additional pay.
 
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