The veteran's son, M.W., was born in December 1979 and attained his 18th birthday in December 1997. The veteran was paid additional compensation benefits for this son through December 1997, when the child attained 18 years of age. A claim for additional VA disability compensation based on M.W.'s school attendance was not filed within one year from his 18th birthday. Payment of additional compensation due to the dependency of the veteran's child, M.W., beyond age 18, based on school attendance is warranted effective one year prior to the receipt of the January 2000 application for those benefits, but no earlier.
The deciding factor: The claim was filed within a year before the start of the Spring 1999 semester when the veteran's son began full-time college studies.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2001
- Citation
- 0113735
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