The Veteran's daughter was not permanently incapable of self-support at the age of 18 due to her pre-existing arteriovenous malformation, which incapacitated her after she turned 18. The court denied recognition as a helpless child based on permanent incapacity of self-support.
The deciding factor: The condition (AVM) did not render the Veteran permanently incapable of self-support prior to age 18 and continued to affect her at age 18, preventing her from supporting herself.
- Claimed conditions
- Arteriovenous malformation (AVM)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18102019
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