The Veteran's stepson, A.M., was not permanently incapable of self-support at the age of eighteen due to mental or physical defects. The evidence does not support a finding that A.M. had a mental defect prior to his eighteenth birthday.
The deciding factor: There is no credible evidence showing a mental defect in A.M. prior to his eighteenth birthday, and the regulatory factors do not support a finding of permanent incapability of self-support as a minor.
- Claimed conditions
- Bipolar Affective Disorder, Schizophrenia - Schizo-affective type
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2018
- Citation
- 18101127
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