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The veteran's spouse S.B. was granted an apportionment of the veteran's disability compensation for the period December 1, 2001 to September 1, 2002 due to her custody of the veteran's children during this time.

The deciding factor: The veteran provided support for his children but did not discharge responsibility for their support as required by VA regulations. The apportionment was made based on S.B.'s custody and financial need.

Claimed conditions
Not specified in this decision
How they argued it
Not specified
Exposure basis
None
Rating
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Decision date
November 28, 2006
Citation
0636756

Veterans Law Judge

LAWRENCE M. SULLIVAN

Decisions by this judge: 407 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

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