The Board grants an increased apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits to the appellant, on behalf of children MSC and TAC, for the period from November 2021 to October 2023.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was not reasonably discharging his responsibility for the support of his minor children while receiving additional dependency allowance, and an increased apportionment is warranted based on financial hardship shown by the appellant.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25036261
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,287 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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