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Denied

The appeal of the December 2023 Administrative Decision granting a $458 apportionment of the Veteran's monthly VA benefits to the appellee on behalf of their minor child B.S. is denied.

The deciding factor: The evidence does not support that the Veteran was residing with or providing for the reasonable support of B.S., and no hardship was demonstrated by the appellee in providing for B.S.'s basic necessities.

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 3, 2025
Citation
A25103977

Veterans Law Judge

T. MAINELLI

Decisions by this judge: 1,836 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

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