The Veteran's adult daughter, T.R.V., is reasonably shown to have become incapable of self-support prior to age 18 due to seizure disorder and psychiatric disorders. The Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to June 3, 1993 for the award of service connection for PTSD based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) and entitlement to service connection for residuals of wound to the top of the head are addressed in the REMAND portion.
The deciding factor: The evidence reasonably supports a finding that T.R.V. was incapable of self-support prior to age 18 as a result of her combination of physical and mental defects (i.e., seizure disorder, ADHD, and other psychiatric symptomatology).
- Claimed conditions
- Seizure disorder, ADHD
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2015
- Citation
- 1524178
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