The appeal to restore an apportionment of the Veteran's VA disability benefits or change the effective date of termination was denied due to the proper termination based on their divorce.
The deciding factor: The Board found no basis in VA law or regulations for restoring the apportionment as the last day of the month in which the divorce occurred is the appropriate date of discontinuance of the apportionment, and a copy of the divorce decree was not submitted during an applicable evidentiary window.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25035837
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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