The Board has determined that the appellant is entitled to an apportionment of the veteran's VA disability compensation for herself and on behalf of their minor child from September 1988 to January [redacted], 1998, and on behalf of the child from January 15, 1998 to May [redacted], 2001.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated that the appellant was experiencing financial hardship due to her separation from the veteran and their inability to receive child support payments from him.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2001
- Citation
- 0126674
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