The Board has granted a $323.00 per month special apportionment of the Veteran's VA disability compensation for the appellant/estranged spouse, finding that hardship was established and that this amount does not result in undue hardship on the Veteran.
The deciding factor: Hardship was established by the appellant's financial needs exceeding her income, but the Board found that a $323.00 per month apportionment did not cause undue hardship to the Veteran as his income still exceeded his expenses by approximately $1,163.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19131587
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,604 · Granted: 65% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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