Request for Information to Make Direct Payment to Child Reaching Majority (VA Form Letter 21P-863)

Form Letter 21P-863 is used to gather the necessary information to determine a schoolchild’s continued eligibility to VA death benefits and eligibility to direct payment at the age of majority. If the collection were not conducted, VA would have no means of determining a child’s current address, marital status, and school attendance. Without this information, continued entitlement to death benefits and eligibility for direct payment at the age of majority could not be determined, and proper payment would not be made. No substantive changes were made and the burden did not change. This is an extension only.

The latest form for Request for Information to Make Direct Payment to Child Reaching Majority (VA Form Letter 21P-863) expires 2026-11-30 and can be found here.