The Board denied the appellant's request for an effective date prior to October 1, 1996, for the payment of an apportionment of the veteran's improved disability pension benefits.
The deciding factor: The RO awarded an apportionment of the veteran's pension benefits to his spouse and children as the factual evidence showed that he was not residing with them and was not reasonably discharging their support responsibilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2000
- Citation
- 0019913
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What this means for you
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