The Board found that the veteran's daughter was diagnosed with systemic lupus at age 16 and had a flare-up of her disorder. The evidence did not establish she became permanently incapable of self-support prior to her 18th birthday.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence indicating the veteran's daughter was rendered permanently incapable of self-support prior to her 18th birthday.
- Claimed conditions
- Systemic lupus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2001
- Citation
- 0127476
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