The veteran's and appellant's children are all over the age of 18, with two oldest children (TMC and EFC) being over 18 at the time of the claim. The youngest child (MSC), however, was under 18 from September 19, 1995 to June 28, 1996. An apportionment for MSC during this period but not thereafter would not cause undue hardship to the veteran.
The deciding factor: The appellant's youngest child (MSC) was under 18 at the time of the claim and remained so until June [redacted], 1996, thus meeting the criteria for apportionment.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2001
- Citation
- 0108079
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