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VA RIN: 2900-AP18 Publication ID: Fall 2015 
Title: Additional Compensation on Account of Children Adopted Out of Veteran's Family 
Abstract:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its adjudication regulations to clarify that a veteran will not receive the dependent rate of disability compensation for a child who is adopted out of the veteran’s family. This action is necessary because applicable VA adjudication regulations are currently construed as permitting a veteran, whose former child was adopted out of the veteran’s family, to receive the dependent rate of disability compensation for the adopted-out child, which constitutes an unwarranted award of benefits not supported by the applicable statute and legislative history.

 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 3.57    38 CFR 3.58    38 CFR 3.458   
Legal Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101(4)    38 U.S.C. 501    38 U.S.C. 1115   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/02/2014  79 FR 71366   
NPRM Comment Period End  02/02/2015 
Final Action  08/13/2015  80 FR 48450   
Final Action Effective  09/14/2015 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Stephanie Li
Assistant Director for Regulations, Legislation, Engagement, and Training
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Benefits Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:202 461-9700
Email: stephanie.li@va.gov