Child of a veteran

Section 10 of the VEA, defines a child of a veteran or a deceased veteran as:

• a child of whom the veteran is the father or mother, or a child adopted by the veteran or the veteran and his/her partner, or
• any other child who is wholly or substantially dependent on the veteran, or
• any other child who was immediately before the death of the veteran, wholly or substantially dependent on the veteran, and
• if the veteran parent is a deceased female, is not being maintained by a parent, adoptive parent or step parent of the child.