The Board denied the appellant's claim for accrued benefits as she did not file her claim within one year of her step-father's death and was not a dependent child at the time of his death.
The deciding factor: The appellant failed to meet the legal requirements for accrued benefits due to failing to file her claim within one year of her step-father's death and being over the age of 18 years old, making her ineligible as a dependent child under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1031018
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What this means for you
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