USA SPENDING C&P B110 SURVIVORS AND DEPENDENTS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE NOV2018

<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和已故退伍军人的子女提供教育机会。该计划涵盖的受益人包括退伍军人的配偶、存活配偶以及年龄在18至26岁之间的子女（包括继子女或收养子女），这些子女的父或母因与服役相关的残疾而去世，或生活着的退伍军人的服役相关残疾被认定为永久和完全残疾，或因任何原因去世而该服役相关残疾当时仍然存在的人员，或被列为累计超过90天目前处于失踪状态或目前为战俘的服役人员，或由VA认定为具有与服役相关的永久和完全残疾的服役人员，且在VA的认定时为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，且预计将因该服役相关残疾而退役或释放；在特殊情况下，18岁以下的儿童也可能符合资格。