The Veteran's appeal was denied for retroactive recognition of his children J., R., and O. as dependent children for purposes of additional compensation benefits based on school attendance between 18 and 23 years of age due to the preclusion of dependency benefits after these children elected to receive educational assistance under Chapter 35.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's children were in receipt of educational assistance under Chapter 35, which barred him from receiving additional compensation based on their school attendance.
- 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 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24059783
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