Denied
The veteran's request for recognition of his child, CMD, as a dependent for pension purposes based on school attendance since June 1, 2000 was denied due to untimeliness and the child's age exceeding 23 years.
The deciding factor: The claim was not timely received for the University of Wisconsin-Stout and CMD exceeded his 23rd birthday before enrolling at Northwestern Health Sciences University.
- 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 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0902771
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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