Denied
The appellant's marriage is a bar to recognition as a helpless child of the Veteran for purposes of DIC benefits, accrued benefits, and/or survivors pension benefits.
The deciding factor: The marriage of an adult child terminated after November 1, 1990, bars eligibility for DIC benefits, accrued benefits, or survivors pension benefits unless the marriage was void or annulled.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106667
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