Granted
The Board has granted a special apportionment to the appellant, on behalf of herself and their minor children, in the amount of the dependency allowance that he receives for each of them from the Veteran's VA disability compensation benefits due to financial hardship.
The deciding factor: The appellant demonstrated financial hardship as evidenced by her reported monthly deficit and receipt of child support and SSA 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
- October 15, 2020
- Citation
- A20015614
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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