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 that the Veteran did not reasonably discharge his responsibility for supporting the Appellant and J.B., and ceased being a stepparent to D.P., T.P., and D.P. on November 1, 2011.
- 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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