The veteran's daughter, M.R.O., is recognized as a 'helpless child' due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to her 18th birthday. The condition existed before she turned 18 and was related to mental retardation, ADHD, mathematics disorder, and borderline intellectual functioning.
The deciding factor: The veteran's daughter had pre-existing conditions such as mental retardation, ADHD, and borderline intellectual functioning that rendered her permanently incapable of self-support prior to her 18th birthday.
- Claimed conditions
- mental retardation, mathematics disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), borderline intellectual functioning
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2008
- Citation
- 0822797
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- Denied
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