The Veteran's son was found to be permanently incapable of self-support prior to reaching 18 years of age, and the Board granted benefits based on this finding.
The deciding factor: The evidence established lifelong mental disabilities that prevented the child from self-support before turning 18.
- Claimed conditions
- mental retardation, chronic schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2009
- Citation
- 0921452
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Granted
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