The appellant is not a 'child' for purposes of VA death pension benefits due to her age and marital status.
The deciding factor: The appellant was over the maximum allowable age (23) at the time she applied, and had been married since before reaching that age. She did not meet the criteria for being permanently incapable of self-support prior to turning 18.
- 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 12, 2008
- Citation
- 0842897
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