The veteran is granted an apportionment of $200 per month for his minor children's compensation benefits, as the evidence shows that he does not reasonably contribute to their support and this amount will not cause him undue hardship.
The deciding factor: The veteran was found not to be reasonably contributing to the support of his minor children in custody of his former spouse, and an apportionment of $200 per month is deemed appropriate without causing undue hardship for the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0009738
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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.
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