The Board has granted a special apportionment of the Veteran's VA disability compensation benefits to the appellant on behalf of J.K., in the amount of the dependency allowance for one dependent child, due to financial hardship demonstrated by the appellant.
The deciding factor: The appellant demonstrated financial hardship as her expenses exceeded her income and she was not receiving a reasonable amount from the Veteran’s SSA benefits. The Board found that an apportionment would not cause undue hardship on 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 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19178680
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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