Below you will find the forms and instructions necessary to claim secondary dependents by category. Please insure to follow all instructions carefully.
Parents
Forms:
DD Form 137-3
Instructions:
Instructions for claiming parents as secondary dependents
Parents-In-Law
Forms:
DD Form 137-3
Instructions:
Instructions for claiming parents-in-law as secondary dependents
In Loco Parentis
Forms:
DD Form 137-3
DFAS Form 9124 (Affadavit by member)
DFAS Form 9124 (Affadavit by claimed dependent)
DFAS Form 9125 (Two (2) third-party affadavits NOT completed by relatives of the member or the claimed dependent.)
Instructions:
Instructions for in loco parentis secondary dependency claims
Incapacitated Child (21 years or over)
Forms:
DD Form 137-5
A medical sufficiency letter signed by a Uniformed Services medical provider or civilian physician is also required. Use this example of a medical sufficiency letter to get started.
Instructions:
Instructions for claiming incapacitated children (21 years or over) as secondary dependents
Student (21 or 22 years old)
Forms:
DD Form 137-6
Instructions:
Instructions for claiming students (21 or 22 years old) as secondary dependents
Ward (Under 21 years old)
Forms:
DD Form 137-7
Instructions:
Instructions for claiming wards (under 21 years old) as secondary dependents
Page updated December 3, 2020