The Board denied the appellant's claim to reopen his helpless child benefits, finding that no new and material evidence had been received to show he was permanently incapable of self-support prior to age 18.
The deciding factor: No new evidence provided a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for helpless child status due to permanent incapacity before age 18.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes insipidus, Multiple skull fractures with basal skull fracture and CSF rhinorrhea, Pneumococcal meningitis, Epidural hematoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2007
- Citation
- 0719193
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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