20 CFR 10.405
§ 10.405 Who is considered a dependent in a claim based on disability or impairment?
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 10.405, § 10.405 Who is considered a dependent in a claim based on disability or impairment?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/76520
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(a) Dependents include a wife or husband; an unmarried child under 18 years of age; an unmarried child over 18 who is incapable of self-support; a student, until he or she reaches 23 years of age or completes four years of school beyond the high school level; or a wholly dependent parent.
(b) Augmented compensation payable for an unmarried child, which would otherwise terminate when the child reached the age of 18, may be continued while the child is a student as defined in 5 U.S.C. 8101(17).
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.