The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a reduction in the amount of his apportionment award, finding that the earliest notification from the Veteran regarding custody changes was in August 2007. The decision stated that no earlier effective date is warranted as there were no prior communications indicating intent to reduce the apportionment.
The deciding factor: The claim for an earlier effective date was not filed until August 2007, when the Veteran's representative notified VA of his children being in custody since February 2006. The earliest notification from the Veteran regarding this change did not occur prior to August 2007.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2017
- Citation
- 1737374
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