USA SPENDING EDUCATION CH35 B117 SURVIVORS AND DEPENDENTS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE MAR2019

<p>VBA EDUCATION PROGRAM BENEFITS 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 教育项目利益》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、健在或已故配偶、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，其死亡原因与服役相关残疾有关；对于服役相关残疾被认定为永久和完全残疾的健在退伍军人；因任何原因在服役相关残疾存在期间去世的人员；被列为已超过90天处于失踪状态或被认定为战争囚犯的军人；以及美国退伍军人管理局（VA）认定为具有服役相关永久和完全残疾，且在VA的鉴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；并且可能因该服役相关残疾而退役或释放的人员。在特殊情况下，年龄低于18岁的儿童也可能符合资格。