The Board found that a special apportionment of the veteran's VA compensation benefits in the amount of $69 per month was not proper due to the estranged spouse's financial stability and lack of hardship, leading to a denial of the appeal.
The deciding factor: Hardship requiring apportionment of the veteran's benefit was not shown as the estranged spouse had greater income than expenses during the period 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
- December 1, 2003
- Citation
- 0333466
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