The Veteran requested an apportionment of his VA benefits to the appellant in the amount of $775 per month. The Board granted this request based on the Veteran's wishes and the need to fulfill child support arrears.
The deciding factor: Based on the Veteran's wishes, the Board found that an apportionment of the Veteran’s VA benefits should be awarded to the appellant in order to fulfill the Veteran's child support arrears.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19107546
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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