Denied
The Board denied the Appellant's claim for an apportionment of the Veteran’s VA disability compensation benefits on behalf of their children, K.M.S. and D.E.S., finding that the Veteran is reasonably discharging his duty of support and that there is no evidence of hardship due to inadequate financial support.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran was reasonably discharging his responsibility for supporting K.M.S. and D.E.S., which prohibited the award of an apportionment.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19147845
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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