The Board denied the appellant's claims for an increase in the apportionment of her husband's non-service-connected pension benefits and a retroactive effective date.,Specifically, the Board found that the appellant did not demonstrate financial hardship warranting increased apportioned payments from October 1, 1998 to March 20, 2000.
The deciding factor: The appellant's income was insufficient to support her household and she did not provide evidence of extraordinary expenses or special needs that would justify an increase in the 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
- June 5, 2001
- Citation
- 0115415
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