The Veteran's spouse was awarded an apportionment of 25 percent of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits from March 1, 2009 to May 31, 2012. This decision grants a higher amount than initially requested.
The deciding factor: The financial hardship demonstrated by the Appellant and her reported expenses exceeded what was deemed reasonable for an apportionment of less than 20 percent of the Veteran's VA benefits, but did not exceed what would cause undue hardship on the Veteran with his existing surplus income.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2018
- Citation
- 1815066
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What this means for you
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