The Veteran's disability compensation benefits are not apportioned to his minor children due to the fact that he is providing for them through garnishment of Social Security checks, and there is no evidence of hardship or special circumstances warranting a special apportionment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provides a reasonable amount of child support for his minor children (EJ and TJ), who have attained majority status. There is no demonstrated hardship that would justify an apportionment under the regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- End Stage Renal Disease, Stroke with unsteady gait, Hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 7, 2011
- Citation
- 1125512
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