The Board found that the appellant adopted D. in May 2004, more than two years after the veteran's death, and thus did not meet the legal requirement for recognition as the adoptive child of the veteran for VA benefits purposes. The overpayment of $1,446 was properly created.
The deciding factor: The adoption occurred outside the statutory time limit for recognizing an adopted child for VA benefit purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2008
- Citation
- 0841012
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