Denied
The appellant is not recognized as the Veteran's surviving child for purposes of receiving DIC, death pension, and accrued benefits due to his age at the time he filed the claim.
The deciding factor: The appellant was 65 years old when he filed the claim, which exceeds the legal requirement that a child must be under 18 or permanently incapable of self-support before reaching 18.
- 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 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19107630
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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