The Board has determined that the removal of the Veteran's children from his additional dependency compensation award due to receipt of DEA benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 was proper, and thus the appeal is denied.
The deciding factor: VA policy clearly delineates between children of two-veteran parents who are allowed to receive concurrent DEA and disability/survivor benefit payments and those who are not, based on their age and self-support capability.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2026
- Citation
- A26000025
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