childmeans a legitimate child, a legally adopted child, an illegitimate child as to the mother, or an illegitimate child as to the alleged father, only if (A) he acknowledged the child in writing signed by him;
Consumer Price Indexmeans the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.
disagreementmeans a denial of the claim, after consideration on its merits, by the Secretary or any employee or organizational unit of the Department heretofore or hereafter designated therefor by the Secretary.
hemiplegiameans the complete and irreversible paralysis of the upper and lower limbs on one side of the body.
inability to carry out the activities of daily livingmeans the inability to independently perform two or more of the following six functions:
insurancemeans United States Government life insurance.
paraplegiameans the complete and irreversible paralysis of both lower limbs.
parentmeans a father of a legitimate child, mother of a legitimate child, father through adoption, mother through adoption, mother of an illegitimate child, and father of an illegitimate child but only if (A) he acknowledged paternity of the child in writing signed by him before the child’s death;
quadriplegiameans the complete and irreversible paralysis of all four limbs.
uniformed servicesmeans the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, and the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
widowermeans a person who is the lawful spouse of the insured member at the time of his death.