The Board has determined that the appellant's son, J.D.H., is permanently incapable of self-support due to physical and mental defects prior to his 18th birthday. The appeal for DIC, death pension, and accrued benefits will be remanded for further adjudication.
The deciding factor: J.D.H. was born with cleft palate and hypoplasia femoral, resulting in permanent incapacity for self-support by reason of physical defects prior to his 18th birthday.
- Claimed conditions
- cleft palate, hypoplasia femoral, mild mental retardation, borderline intellectual functioning
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2018
- Citation
- 1813080
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