{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-3.257","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 3.257","heading":"Children; no surviving spouse entitled.","body":"Where pension is not payable to a surviving spouse because his or her annual income exceeds the statutory limitation or because of his or her net worth, payments will be made to or for the child or children as if there were no surviving spouse.","path":["Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","PART 3—ADJUDICATION","Subpart A—Pension, Compensation, and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-38.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:50Z","sha256":"07fc06305163c88a629214b4f457b39851118729d204ee5179e754f49bfe6abd","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-3.256","next":"us/38-cfr-3.258-3.259"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}