The Board denied eligibility for burial in a VA national cemetery for the deceased adult unmarried child of the Veteran, as she did not meet the statutory criteria of 'child' for the purposes of eligibility.
The deciding factor: The decedent was not eligible because she did not meet the criteria for being a minor child who became permanently physically or mentally incapacitated prior to age 18, or an unmarried adult child who became permanently disabled and incapable of self-support before reaching 21 years old (or 23 if pursuing full-time course instruction at an approved educational institution).
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24053021
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