The Board found that the appellant was not permanently incapable of self-support prior to his eighteenth birthday, and thus he cannot be considered a helpless child for VA benefits purposes.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the appellant had chronic mental or physical defects at age 18 that rendered him permanently incapable of self-support.
- Claimed conditions
- Meningococcemia, Vasculitis, Wound Infection with Cellulitis, Burn Injury to Right Foot, Gunshot Wounds
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1045653
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