The Board has granted a 20 percent apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits to the appellant on behalf of M.B. until her 18th birthday in June 2017, based on financial hardship and an increase in the Veteran's compensation amount.
The deciding factor: The decision was made due to a finding that the previously granted apportionment did not provide a reasonable amount for the apportionee and considering the increased compensation amount of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23065461
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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.
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