The Board denied the appellant's claim, finding that he was not permanently incapable of self-support prior to his 18th birthday and thus could not be recognized as a helpless child.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the appellant was permanently incapable of self-support due to mental or physical defect at the time of his 18th birthday.
- Claimed conditions
- Polio
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2005
- Citation
- 0511388
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