The Veteran's application for retroactive recognition of A.S. as a dependent child of the Veteran for additional VA dependency benefits based on school attendance from September 2004 to February 2009 was denied because it was not filed within one year of A.S.'s 18th birthday and the date of commencement of the course of study.,The Veteran's application for an earlier effective date for recognition of A.G. as a dependent school child from September 2015 to September 2020 was denied because it was not filed within one year of A.G.'s 18th birthday and the date of commencement of the course of study.
The deciding factor: The applications were denied due to the failure to file timely claims for school attendance benefits based on the criteria set by 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
- January 24, 2023
- Citation
- 23004553
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