The Board denied the appellant's request for an apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits on behalf of their minor child, A.R., finding that the Veteran reasonably discharged his responsibility for supporting A.R. throughout the appeal period and that the appellant did not demonstrate financial hardship.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed the Veteran was making sporadic child support payments to the appellant on behalf of A.R., which the appellant acknowledged in her statements. The appellant failed to provide any documentation or proof of a lack of child support payments from the Veteran, and thus the Board found that the Veteran reasonably discharged his responsibility for supporting A.R.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2022
- Citation
- 22071908
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