USA SPENDING C&P B110 SURVIVORS AND DEPENDENTS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE MAR2019

<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》旨在为特定残疾或已故退伍军人的家属提供教育机会。包括配偶、生存配偶和年龄在18至26岁之间的子女（包括继子女或收养子女）在内的退伍军人家属，若其退伍军人因服役相关残疾去世，或其服役相关残疾被认定为永久性完全残疾的现役退伍军人，或因任何原因在服役相关残疾存在期间去世的人员，或在服役期间被列为累计超过90天失踪行动中的军人，或被列为现役战俘的军人，或美国退伍军人管理局（VA）认定为服役相关永久性完全残疾，并在VA的认定时是正在医院接受治疗或接受门诊医疗护理、服务或治疗的武装部队成员，且可能因该服役相关残疾而被退役或释放的人员。在特殊情况下，18岁以下的儿童也可能有资格。