The veteran's VA compensation benefits are not to be apportioned on behalf of their minor child due to the veteran's reasonable contributions and the appellant's failure to provide evidence of hardship or non-payment of medical expenses.
The deciding factor: The RO found that the veteran was reasonably discharging his responsibility for supporting the child, as evidenced by his payments towards child support and house payment. The appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence of hardship or proof that he is not paying half of the child's medical and dental 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
- January 26, 2005
- Citation
- 0501816
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What this means for you
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