The Board denied the veteran's claim for Dependency Indemnity Compensation and Chapter 35 education benefits as the dependent child of the Veteran, finding that the Appellant does not qualify as a child under VA regulations due to her adoption by the Veteran's surviving spouse after his death.
The deciding factor: The Appellant is not considered a child of the Veteran for purposes of eligibility for DIC and/or Chapter 35 education benefits because she was adopted by the Veteran's surviving spouse after the Veteran's death, which does not meet the criteria set forth in VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2022
- Citation
- 22018962
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