The Board granted an apportionment of the Veteran's VA disability compensation on behalf of his children B.P. and Q.P., beginning December 12, 2017, in the amount of additional dependency compensation until October 31, 2020, and $250 per child from November 1, 2020, until their respective 18th birthdays.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was not reasonably discharging his responsibilities to his dependent children after December 12, 2017, as evidenced by the significant decrease in child support payments and the appellant's reported financial hardship.
- 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, 2024
- Citation
- 24031743
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.
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