The Veteran's VA disability compensation award has been subject to full recoupment due to a settlement with the Federal Tort Claim Act. The appellant, who was no longer a dependent of the Veteran at the time she filed her apportionment claim, does not have standing to seek an apportionment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's VA disability compensation award has been subject to full recoupment due to a settlement with the Federal Tort Claim Act, making it impossible for any benefits to be apportioned.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18141089
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What this means for you
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