The Board granted recognition of D. as the Veteran's dependent child for VA purposes, allowing additional dependency benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1115.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided evidence that his biological child, D., was born in February [REDACTED] 2022, making her eligible for the additional allowance as she is under 18 years old and a dependent of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25052007
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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