The Board has reopened the appellant's claim of entitlement to recognition as the helpless child of the service member, but denied the claim on the merits.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the last denial is new and material, but does not support the appellant's claim for recognition as a helpless child.
- Claimed conditions
- unknown
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2009
- Citation
- 0919394
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