The Board found that the veteran's children do not reside with him and he does not reasonably discharge his responsibility for their support, leading to a denial of apportionment of his pension benefits.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the children primarily lived with their mother and spent most of their time at her home, while the veteran claimed they resided with him but did not provide financial support or documentation of expenses.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2003
- Citation
- 0316099
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What this means for you
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