The appellant is not a child for VA benefits purposes.
The deciding factor: The record shows the appellant admitted in correspondence dated in July 2008 that he had been married to S.A.S. since May 1992 and that from December 1969 to July 1992 he was married to S.L.J., thus disqualifying him as a child for VA benefits 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
- January 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0902529
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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