Denied
The Appellant, who is the Veteran's daughter, does not qualify as a child eligible to receive benefits for VA purposes due to her age at the time of the Veteran's death. Therefore, entitlement to death pension benefits is denied.
The deciding factor: The Appellant was 49 years old when her father died and did not meet the criteria for being recognized as a child for VA benefit purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19142415
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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