The Board found that the appellant is not entitled to VA death benefits as he was over the age of 18 and capable of earning a salary at the time of his father's death.
The deciding factor: The appellant was over the age of 18 and capable of self-support, which disqualifies him from being considered a child for VA death benefit purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- polio
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2007
- Citation
- 0700565
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU due to a lack of a VA examination, which is necessary to determine if his polio clearly and unmistakably preexisted service or was aggravated by service.
- Denied
The Appellant's mother is not a Vietnam veteran who served in the Republic of Vietnam, thus he does not qualify for benefits under 38 U.S.C. � 1815 and 38 C.F.R. � 3.815 for birth defects.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals, polio, finding no probative evidence of an in-service incurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury to which any current residuals, polio, may be attributed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted the appellant's petition to reopen her claim for recognition as permanently incapable of self-support, but has remanded the case due to a need for additional medical opinion regarding her condition prior to age 18.
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