The veteran's spouse is eligible for an apportionment of the veteran's compensation benefits, as he has not reasonably discharged his responsibility for support and the amount does not cause undue hardship.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the veteran was not reasonably discharging his responsibility for his spouse's support since April 1999, and the $200 monthly apportionment did not cause him undue hardship.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2001
- Citation
- 0112423
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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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