I am not sure my son will qualify as a Helpless Child for DIC. He was incapable of self-support prior to reaching age 18. And he was adopted by my husband. But based on my reading of the law, I am not sure my son is qualified. – however, I have kept his claim alive because I wasn’t 100% certain, and I didn’t want to give up his right to anything he might be entitled to.
So I am wondering what to do at this point. I am thinking I should withdraw the appeal.
I was going to ask the judge – but getting the VSO kind of ruined being able to ask the judge things. I did specifically ask the VSO, but just like with all the other issues, he didn’t really listen to what I said – He just told me that benefits were based on dependency – and I would need to provide the adoption papers. It is odd, but the only thing the RO required was a copy of the Birth Certificate showing my husband’s name as my son’s legal father.
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I am not sure my son will qualify as a Helpless Child for DIC. He was incapable of self-support prior to reaching age 18. And he was adopted by my husband. But based on my reading of the law, I am not sure my son is qualified. – however, I have kept his claim alive because I wasn’t 100% certain, and I didn’t want to give up his right to anything he might be entitled to.
So I am wondering what to do at this point. I am thinking I should withdraw the appeal.
I was going to ask the judge – but getting the VSO kind of ruined being able to ask the judge things. I did specifically ask the VSO, but just like with all the other issues, he didn’t really listen to what I said – He just told me that benefits were based on dependency – and I would need to provide the adoption papers. It is odd, but the only thing the RO required was a copy of the Birth Certificate showing my husband’s name as my son’s legal father.
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