Denied
The Board denied the Appellant's request to recognize C. and K. as the adopted children of the Veteran for VA purposes, due to the adoption decree being issued more than two years after the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The gap between the Veteran's death in December 2018 and the final adoption decree in December 2023 precludes recognition under 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 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020751
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