The Veteran's stepchildren are granted additional dependent compensation as their separation from the household is due to unavoidable circumstances beyond their control.
The deciding factor: The physical separation between the Veteran and his stepchildren was due to unavoidable circumstances (his wife's stress disorder) but family ties and relationship have continued, warranting dependent compensation.
- 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 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19100824
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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