The Board denied the appellant's claim for additional VA death pension benefits for her daughter, J.G., as a dependent child due to lack of evidence showing that J.G. was permanently incapable of self-support at age 18 or pursuing education after reaching 23 years old.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that J.G. was permanently incapable of self-support by reason of physical or mental defect upon attaining the age of 18 years, and no application for inclusion as a dependent child due to education/training was received prior to J.G.'s reaching age 23.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2018
- Citation
- 1827028
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