USA SPENDING C&P B110 SURVIVORS AND DEPENDENTS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE JAN2019

<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》旨在为某些残疾和已故退伍军人的家属提供教育机会。该计划涵盖对象包括退伍军人的配偶、幸存配偶以及年龄在18至26岁之间的子女（包括继子女或收养子女），以及因服役相关残疾而死亡、服役相关残疾被认定为永久和完全残疾的现役退伍军人、因任何原因在服役相关残疾存在期间死亡的人员、被列为累计超过90天目前处于失踪状态或目前为战俘的军人、美国退伍军人管理局（VA）认定为服役相关永久和完全残疾的军人，且在VA作出认定时为正在医院接受住院治疗或接受门诊医疗护理、服务或治疗的现役军人，并可能因该服役相关残疾被解除或释放服务；在特殊情况下，18岁以下的儿童也可能符合资格。