The Board has denied the appellant's claim for an apportionment of the veteran's compensation benefits due to the fact that the veteran is reasonably discharging his responsibility for the appellant's support, despite receiving more than $1550 per month in spousal support.
The deciding factor: The veteran is reasonably discharging his responsibility for the appellant's support, as evidenced by a court order requiring him to pay $1550 per month in spousal support, which exceeds 50% of his VA benefits.
- 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 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0638438
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What this means for you
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