The Board has determined that the veteran's daughter does not qualify as a helpless child for VA purposes due to her current disability and inability to work, but lack of evidence showing she was incapable of self-support prior to reaching age 18.
The deciding factor: The available medical evidence does not show that the veteran's daughter was incapable of self-support prior to her 18th birthday.
- Claimed conditions
- Klippel-Feil syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0610228
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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