The veteran's child, [redacted], reached the age of 18 and no longer qualifies for VA compensation apportionment. The Board found that the veteran was reasonably discharging his support obligation as evidenced by SSA benefits provided to the child.
The deciding factor: The veteran provided reasonable financial support through other means (SSA benefits) during the period of the VA apportionment, thus not warranting an increase in the amount of apportionment.
- Claimed conditions
- [redacted]
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2002
- Citation
- 0203458
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