The Veteran seeks recognition of his daughter, A.L.H., as a helpless child for VA benefits due to her permanent incapacity for self-support before reaching the age of 18 years. The case is remanded to obtain medical records and provide a retrospective opinion from Dr. K.M.K.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's daughter has received psychological treatment since January 1992, but VA needs to obtain her complete medical records for this period and request an expert opinion on whether she became permanently incapable of self-support at age 18.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychological issues
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 1, 2016
- Citation
- 1634481
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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