The Board found that the reduction of the veteran's pension benefits due to his estranged spouse's unreported wage income in 1995 was proper, and thus denied the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the apportionment of the veteran's pension benefits received by his estranged spouse constituted a reasonable contribution to her support, which required counting her income as part of the veteran's countable income for the year in question.
- 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 18, 2002
- Citation
- 0216497
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What this means for you
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