Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal to reinstate her son as a dependent on her VA disability compensation based on school attendance, due to his election of Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35.
The deciding factor: The law bars receipt of dependency benefits for a child after they elect to receive DEA benefits under Chapter 35, regardless of whether the child is actually receiving such benefits.
- 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 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25022140
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