The Board has denied the appellee's claim for an increased apportionment of the veteran's VA compensation benefits, as it is not demonstrated that financial hardship exists solely on the basis of her custody of the veteran's dependent child.
The deciding factor: Financial information shows that the appellee had expenses not directly attributable to the support and maintenance of the veteran's dependent child, thus failure to increase the apportioned amount did not cause her financial hardship.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 9, 2004
- Citation
- 0400838
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