The Veteran's brother, adopted by the Veteran in April 2007 and living with him during his military service at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, from January 1980 to July 1983, is recognized as a dependent 'helpless child' for VA compensation purposes due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18 years.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's brother was permanently incapable of self-support before reaching the age of 18 and lived with the Veteran during his military service, meeting the criteria for recognition as a dependent 'helpless child' under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 1, 2010
- Citation
- 1032908
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