The Veteran's nonservice-connected pension benefits were not apportioned to the appellant due to undue hardship on the Veteran, and her expenses did not exceed her income.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's monthly net income was insufficient to support an apportionment of his VA pension benefits without causing undue hardship.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2010
- Citation
- 1017607
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What this means for you
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