The Board has determined that the veteran's son, T., was permanently incapable of self-support prior to his 18th birthday for purposes of accrued benefits and benefits due and payable subsequent to the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that T. had multiple disabilities including mental retardation, learning disorders, major depression, personality disorder, and various physical conditions which rendered him incapable of self-support prior to his 18th birthday.
- Claimed conditions
- mental retardation, learning and cognitive disorders, major depression, personality disorder, headaches, insomnia, generalized anxiety disorder, hypertension, multiple myocardial infarctions, coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2007
- Citation
- 0713538
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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