Denied
The Board has dismissed the appellant's claim as D.LaS.J is already included in her DIC award and no longer a dependent child under 18, thus denying additional DIC benefits for an over-18 dependent.
The deciding factor: D.LaS.J was granted permanent incapacity for self-support but not as an additional dependent to the appellant's DIC award
- 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 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19149300
What this means for you
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