The Veteran's daughter, Q.T.W., is not considered a child for the purposes of additional dependency compensation because she was over 18 years old and not in school when her father reached a disability rating of at least 30 percent.
The deciding factor: Q.T.W. was older than 18 years of age when the Veteran's disability rating exceeded 30 percent, which is required for eligibility to recognize her as his child for additional dependency compensation 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
- October 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19175904
What this means for you
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