The Veteran's surviving spouse was granted an aid and attendance allowance, but the Appellant is not entitled to additional accrued benefits as he does not meet the legal definition of a child for this purpose. The only other category under which accrued benefits are payable is in the form of reimbursement to cover the costs of the last sickness or burial of the beneficiary.
The deciding factor: The Appellant, being an adult son and capable of self-support, does not qualify as a child eligible for accrued benefits 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
- January 24, 2018
- Citation
- 1804501
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