The Board finds that the appellant is not eligible to receive any death pension benefits due at the time of her father's death because she does not meet the legal definition of a 'child' for VA purposes. The claim of entitlement to accrued benefits also lacks legal merit as there were no due, but unpaid, benefits at the time of her father's death.
The deciding factor: The appellant is over 18 years old and did not become permanently incapable of self-support before reaching that age. She does not meet the criteria for being a 'child' under VA regulations for purposes of receiving VA death benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1026798
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