Denied
The Veteran's adult son seeks accrued benefits for expenses associated with his father's last sickness. The Board denied the claim as the appellant does not qualify as a child for the purpose of accrued benefits and has already received $16,510.42 in reimbursement.
The deciding factor: The appellant is an adult and did not become permanently incapable of self-support prior to age 18, thus he is not eligible for accrued benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19126507
What this means for you
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