The Board denied an apportionment of the Veteran’s VA compensation benefits on behalf of his son due to the appellant's abandonment and financial hardship, while the Veteran provided support for his son.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the appellant abandoned her son and had a restraining order against him, indicating she was not providing support. The Veteran provided direct payments to his son, creating undue financial hardship on himself if an apportionment were granted.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19105169
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,035 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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