(You will be able to attach a PDF within the online application). You may also apply for the GI BillÂ® educational benefits using VA Form 22-1990 and mailing it with a copy of your DD-214 or DD-2384 directly to the VA Regional Office. Be sure to make a copy of your application to bring with you to Student Veterans Services Office.
Down syndrome is caused by abnormal cell division in early embryo development. Normally, a child inherits 46 chromosomes, 23 from each parent. Each chromosome carries DNA, called genes, which tell how the brain and body should develop. But a fetus with Down syndrome has extra or abnormal chromosomes.
Though the likelihood of carrying a baby with Down syndrome can be estimated by screening during pregnancy, you wonât experience any symptoms of carrying a child with Down syndrome. At birth, babies with Down syndrome usually have certain characteristic signs, including: flat facial features; small head and ears; short neck; bulging tongue; eyes that slant upward; atypically shaped ears; poor muscle tone; An infant with Down syndrome can be born an average size, but will develop more slowly than a child without the condition.