The Board found that the termination of the apportionment of the Veteran's VA benefits to the appellant on behalf of his dependent children was proper due to the Veteran's consistent child support payments and denied a special apportionment based on lack of financial hardship.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was reasonably discharging his responsibility for his children's support by making child support payments, which created an overpayment that was waived. The appellant did not establish financial hardship for the period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20001027
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