Denied
The Board denied the appellant's request to reinstate her apportionment of the Veteran’s VA compensation benefits, as she is no longer eligible due to their divorce.
The deciding factor: The appellant and the Veteran were divorced on April 6, 2017, which terminated the appellant's eligibility for an apportionment of the Veteran’s VA benefits.
- 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 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20004464
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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