The Board has determined that A. L. O., the appellant's son, is a helpless child of the veteran due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18 years.
The deciding factor: A was shown to have been permanently incapable of self-support by reason of physical and mental defects (Parkinson's Disease, peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral clubbed feet) prior to reaching the age of 18.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Peripheral Neuropathy, Bilateral Clubbed Feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2003
- Citation
- 0331200
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