The Veteran's representative withdrew the appeal regarding dependency allowance for his adopted son, M. A. K., to include helpless child status.
The deciding factor: The Veteran and his representative requested that the appeal be withdrawn due to a change in position regarding the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- helpless child
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2016
- Citation
- 1648350
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has granted a dependency award for the Veteran's child, J.F., as a 'helpless child' and this decision is final.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to reconsider the claim of recognition of A.T. as the Veteran's helpless child, which was previously denied in August 2011. The case is being remanded for further action.
- Denied
The Board found that the overpayment of VA dependency benefits was valid due to the Veteran's continued acceptance of benefits for his son M.W. despite knowing he should not have been receiving them.
- Denied
The Board denied a request for an effective date prior to March 22, 2005 for DIC and death pension benefits as a helpless child of the Veteran. The claim was not filed before this date.
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