USA SPENDING C&P B110 SURVIVORS AND DEPENDENTS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE DEC2018

<p>VBA BENEFIT PROGRAM to provide educational opportunities to the dependents of certain disabled and deceased veterans. Spouses, surviving spouses, and children (including stepchild or adopted child) between age 18 and 26 of veterans who died from service-connected disabilities, of living veterans whose service-connected disabilities are considered permanently and totally disabling, of those who died from any cause while such service-connected disabilities were in existence, of servicepersons who have been listed for a total of more than 90 days as currently missing in action, or as currently prisoners of war, a service member who VA determines has a service connected permanent and total disability and at the time of VA's determination is a member of the Armed Forces who is hospitalized or receiving outpatient medical care, services, or treatment; and is likely to be discharged or released from service for this service-connected disability. Children under the age of 18 may be eligible under special circumstances.</p>

《VBA福利计划》旨在为某些残疾或已故退伍军人的子女提供教育机会。该计划适用于年龄在18至26岁之间的配偶、生存配偶以及退伍军人的子女（包括继子女或收养子女），这些子女的父/母亲因服役相关残疾去世，或活着的退伍军人的服役相关残疾被认定为永久性完全残疾，或因任何原因在存在服役相关残疾期间去世，或被列为超过90天目前处于失踪状态的军人，或目前被俘的军人，以及美国退伍军人事务部（VA）认定为服役相关永久性完全残疾，且在VA的认定时为正在医院接受治疗或正在接受门诊医疗护理、服务或治疗的武装部队成员，且可能因该服役相关残疾而退役或释放；在特殊情况下，年龄低于18岁的子女也有资格申请。