The Veteran and the Appellant were spouses who cohabitated through October 31, 2011. The Veteran terminated the Appellant's access to his VA benefits in December 2011, including those paid for dependents.,J.B., born on November [REDACTED], 2007, is a biological child of the Veteran and the Appellant. The preponderance of evidence supports that the Veteran has not reasonably discharged his responsibility for J.B.'s support since December 1, 2011.,D.P., T.P., and D.P. ceased being the Veteran's stepchildren for VA purposes on November 1, 2011. The preponderance of evidence supports that they have not been eligible for support from the Veteran since then.

The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence supports the finding that the Veteran did not reasonably discharge his responsibility for support to the Appellant and J.B., but has continued to provide reasonable support to D.P., T.P., and D.P.

Claimed conditions

Dependents support (including J.B.), Support for former stepchildren (D.P., T.P., and D.P.)

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

January 10, 2018

Citation

1801669

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