The Board has determined that T- and R-, the veteran's grandchildren, may not be recognized as adopted children for VA purposes due to their birth dates being after the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: T- and R- were born after the veteran's death, making them ineligible under VA regulations for adoption recognition.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 7, 2004
- Citation
- 0424598
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