The Board has granted a general apportionment of the Veteran's nonservice-connected pension benefits to the appellant, allowing her to receive a portion of the benefit as a dependency allowance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran and his spouse were separated, with the appellant living in a shelter and receiving various forms of government assistance. The Veteran was not reasonably discharging his responsibility for support, thus warranting an apportionment under 38 C.F.R. § 3.450.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 7, 2014
- Citation
- 1420482
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