The Veteran's son E. was not eligible for additional dependency benefits from June 2010 to April 2012 due to his age at the time of school attendance.,The Veteran's son J. was not eligible for additional dependency benefits from June 2010 to April 2014 due to his age at the time of school attendance.,The Veteran's daughter M. was eligible for additional dependency benefits from March [Redacted], 2012 to January 31, 2014 based on her full-time college attendance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide specific dates of his son E.'s school attendance during the relevant period and thus failed to meet the criteria for additional dependency benefits.,Similarly, the Veteran did not provide specific dates of his son J.'s school attendance during the relevant period and thus also failed to meet the criteria for additional dependency benefits.,The Veteran provided sufficient information regarding his daughter M.'s school attendance from March [Redacted], 2012 to January 31, 2014, allowing her to be eligible for additional dependency 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
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19145090
What this means for you
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