The veteran's estranged wife is entitled to $180 per month of the veteran's VA compensation benefits. The Board finds that her claim for an increased apportionment has not been established due to insufficient evidence showing she cannot meet her living expenses.
The deciding factor: The appellant reported monthly expenses matching the current apportioned amount, and provided no new information indicating she is unable to cover her living costs.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0635177
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Decisions by this judge: 2,196 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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