The Board has granted a 20 percent apportionment of the Veteran's VA disability compensation benefits to the appellant, on behalf of their child R.G., and also granted an apportionment of the full amount of VA disability compensation benefits not paid to the Veteran during his periods of incarceration.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new evidence showed the Veteran was not reasonably discharging his responsibility for supporting his child, which met the threshold requirement for a general apportionment. The Board also determined that an apportionment in the amount of 20 percent would not result in undue hardship to the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19177400
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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