The Board has determined that the veteran's spouse and minor child are entitled to an apportionment of his VA compensation benefits from May 1999 until June 2001, based on the evidence showing the veteran provided financial support during this period.
The deciding factor: The veteran provided financial support to the appellant and their minor child during the specified period, which was sufficient to meet the requirements for apportionment of VA benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0215296
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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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