The Board granted an apportionment of the veteran's VA improved pension benefits in the amount of $100 per month to his ex-spouse on behalf of their minor child, effective April 2002.
The deciding factor: The decision found that hardship existed and that the veteran did not reasonably discharge his responsibility for supporting his child, warranting an apportionment of the benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2003
- Citation
- 0301850
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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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