The Veteran's daughter, A.J.W., is granted basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35 of the U.S. Veterans Benefits Act due to her status as a biological child of a permanently and totally disabled veteran.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted evidence showing that A.J.W. is her biological daughter, which established basic eligibility for DEA benefits from August 1, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- Permanent and total service-connected disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 31, 2026
- Citation
- A26028850
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disability was found to be permanently and totally disabling as of May 26, 2000, which is the earliest possible effective date for DEA benefits.
- Denied
The veteran's permanent and total service-connected disability rating became effective in June 2002, but the appellant was no longer a member of the veteran's household at that time. Therefore, she does not meet the eligibility criteria for Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35 of Title 38 of the United States Code.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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