The Board denied the appellant's claim for an effective date prior to June 12, 1995 for the grant of benefits based on helpless child status for M.T. The decision found that neither the appellant nor M.T. filed a claim for this benefit prior to June 12, 1995.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was no evidence of an earlier claim and thus denied the request for an effective date prior to June 12, 1995.
- Claimed conditions
- helpless child status
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2002
- Citation
- 0207375
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board vacated the August 2019 decision denying DIC benefits as a helpless child of the Veteran due to improper listing and mailing of the appellant. The termination of DIC benefits effective February 1, 2017, was found proper because the appellant's marriage barred him from being recognized as a helpless child.
- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for survivor's pension as a helpless child due to lack of timely submission of an informal claim, and the denial was final.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of proper notification and evidence regarding the appellant's helplessness status. The VA needs to provide clearer instructions on what evidence is required, obtain medical records from private providers, and verify the appellant’s educational history.
- Dismissed
The Court vacated the September 2014 Board decision denying DIC benefits based on helpless child status and remanded the matter. The motion alleging CUE in this decision is dismissed as moot.
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