The Veteran's adult son filed a claim for non-service-connected disability pension benefits, which were due to be paid as accrued benefits. However, the appellant does not meet the criteria to receive these benefits as he is not considered a child of the Veteran and has not shown that he bore the burden of paying for the Veteran's last sickness, funeral, or burial expenses.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not meet the requirements to be considered a 'child' of the Veteran due to his age at the time of the Veteran's death and lack of evidence showing permanent incapacity before 18 years old. Additionally, he has not provided evidence that he paid for the Veteran's last sickness, funeral, or burial expenses.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19115647
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