The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to a monetary allowance under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1805 for an individual suffering from spina bifida whose father is a Vietnam veteran, and the appellant meets the criteria for such benefits.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the appellant has been diagnosed with spina bifida and her father was exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam prior to her birth. As she is the child of a Vietnam veteran and suffers from spina bifida, she qualifies for monetary allowance under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1805.
- Claimed conditions
- spina bifida
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2011
- Citation
- 1115927
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1805 for a child born with spina bifida is denied because no new and relevant evidence has been submitted to support the claim.
- Denied
The Board denied benefits for spina bifida and other covered birth defects because the Appellant does not have a diagnosis of spina bifida, her mother is not a Vietnam Veteran, and there is no legal basis to grant benefits.
- Denied
The Veteran's service in Vietnam did not qualify the Appellant for benefits due to spina bifida or other covered birth defects, as her mother is not a Vietnam Veteran.
- Denied
The Board denied benefits for spina bifida and other covered birth defects because the Appellant does not have a diagnosis of spina bifida, his mother is not a Vietnam Veteran, and there is no legal basis to grant the claim.
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