The Veteran's child A was removed from the award due to attaining the age of 18. The Veteran requested that A be added as a dependent until May 31, 2018, but there is no evidence indicating permanent incapacity prior to attaining the age of 18.,The Veteran's child C was removed from the award due to attaining the age of 18. The Veteran requested that C be added as a dependent until November 21, 2022, but there is no evidence indicating school attendance within one year prior to his 18th birthday.,The Veteran's child O was removed from the award due to attaining the age of 18. The Veteran requested that O be added as a dependent until August 24, 2022, but there is no evidence indicating school attendance within one year prior to his 18th birthday.
The deciding factor: The regulations require children to be under 18 years old or found permanently incapable of self-support prior to attaining the age of 18 in order to be considered dependents. In all cases, there was no evidence indicating that the child was attending school within one year prior to their 18th birthday.
- 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 23, 2026
- Citation
- A26025705
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