(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), assistance provided to a family caregiver of an eligible veteran under section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, shall not be considered monetary compensation for providing care to such eligible veteran. (2) The term dependent relative means, in connection with an individual— (A) a child, grandchild, niece, or nephew (of such individual or such individual’s spouse or domestic partner), or a child to which the individual or the individual’s spouse or domestic partner is standing in loco parentis, who is under the age of 12