The Veteran was not reasonably discharging his responsibility for supporting his dependent child V.W. during the relevant period, and a general apportionment of his VA compensation benefits in the amount he received for his dependent child is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not pay child support to his dependent child V.W. during the relevant period, which was used to calculate his additional disability compensation.
- Claimed conditions
- Dependent child
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2018
- Citation
- 18137024
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's daughter and spouse were added as dependents after November 17, 2014. The Board denied the request for an earlier effective date.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to February 18, 2016 for the grant of additional compensation for a dependent child. The earliest possible date assignable for the award was the date of birth/adoption of the child, which is not before February 18, 2016.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for additional compensation benefits for a dependent child based on school attendance and concurrent receipt of DEA and disability benefits is denied as the Veteran was not entitled to such benefits before May 2016 due to his dependent child having already elected for DEA benefits.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for additional benefits due to his daughter pursuing a course of instruction at an educational institution approved by VA lacks legal merit as the required claim was not filed within one year of her 18th birthday.
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