The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for cause of death and recognition as a helpless child due to lack of new and material evidence, and because she was not permanently incapable of self-support before reaching the age of 18.
The deciding factor: The claim for service connection for cause of death was previously denied based on the Veteran's causes of death being neither incurred in nor caused by service. The appellant did not provide any new or material evidence to reopen this claim. For recognition as a helpless child, the Board found that she is not permanently incapable of self-support before reaching 18 years old.
- Claimed conditions
- Myelodysplasia, Lipomeningocele, Spina Bifida, Derma Sinus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2018
- Citation
- 1810672
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