Monthly Allowance for Children of Vietnam Veterans Born with Spina Bifida

 

To provide financial assistance to certain children born with spina bifida who are children of individuals who served in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era.

Active 64.127 Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs C - Direct Payments For Specified Use; D - Direct Payments With Unrestricted Use Fiscal Year 2019 In FY 19, 1,134 children received benefits. The estimates for FY 20 and FY 21 are 1,284 and 1,266 children, respectively.
Fiscal Year 2023 In FY 2023, VA paid a monthly allowance to 1,076 children of Vietnam Veterans born with spina bifida an average annual individual benefit of $21,847. 38 U.S.C. 1805. Those children born with spina bifida, except spina bifida occulta, who are natural children of individuals who served in Vietnam, regardless of age or marital status, conceived after the date on which the individual first served in the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, without regard to the characterization of the individual's service. Children born with spina bifida. Birth certificate and military discharge certificate. Child must be born with spina bifida and be the natural child of an individual who served in the Republic of Vietnam between January 2, 1962 through May 2, 1975. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. An application (VA Form 21-0304) may be obtained from a local or regional office (see Appendix IV of the Catalog), and submitted to the regional office. Applications are also available on-line at http://www.va.gov/vaforms/. Awards are authorized at the regional office. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. No restrictions. Not applicable. Not applicable. None. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. There’s no time limit to file for an application. See Appendix IV of the Catalog for Veterans Benefits Administration field offices. Veterans Benefits Administration Compensation Service
810 Vermont Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20420 USA
EXECASST.VBACO@va.gov
Phone: (206) 965-3884
Fax: vbaco_21cea@va.gov

Jude Lopez - VBA, Office of Executive Review
810 Vermont Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20420 USA
jude.lopez1@va.gov
Phone: (202) 461-9275 http://www.va.gov. 36-0102-0-1-701 (Direct Payments for Specified Use) FY 23$23,507,000.00; FY 24 est $23,831,000.00; FY 25 est $24,058,000.00; FY 19$21,013,000.00; FY 20 est $24,261,000.00; FY 21 est $24,244,920.00; FY 07$18,254,000.00; FY 08 est $18,706,000.00; FY 09 est $19,207,000.00; - Payments are $407, $1,382, or $2,352 monthly based on the degree of disability of the child. Not applicable. Not applicable.