The veteran's son [redacted] is not considered a dependent for VA compensation purposes due to lack of evidence indicating he lived with the veteran or provided support.
The deciding factor: The veteran has not provided clear and convincing evidence that his son [redacted] resided with him or provided any form of support during relevant time periods.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye blindness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 19, 2000
- Citation
- 0018965
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