Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as a dependent to receive DIC, death pension, and/or accrued benefits due to not meeting the statutory criteria of 'child' for VA purposes.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the appellant was permanently incapable of self-support or met any other criteria required to be considered a child under VA law.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088388
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