The July 1972 rating decision denying service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is final. New and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen this claim.,R, the veteran's son, was found not permanently incapable of self-support at age 18 based on his employment status prior to that age.
The deciding factor: The new evidence does not provide a basis for establishing service connection for the cause of death due to liver cirrhosis.,R did not meet the criteria for being recognized as a helpless child because he was employed at the time and there were no intervening diseases or injuries that could be considered major factors.
- Claimed conditions
- cause of death (not specified, but presumed due to liver cirrhosis)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0628922
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