The Board denied the application to reopen the claim of recognition as the helpless child due to lack of new and material evidence, as the submitted records were previously considered in the previous denial.
The deciding factor: The submitted records were already part of the record at the time of the prior final denial and did not provide any new information or evidence that could establish a new disability or render the appellant permanently incapable of self-support before his eighteenth birthday.
- Claimed conditions
- permanent incapacity to self-support
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2018
- Citation
- 18152045
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's biological son, who was born in October 1976 and turned 42 at the time of his father's death, is not eligible for DIC or other VA benefits due to being over 18 years old. The Board found no evidence that he was permanently incapable of self-support prior to turning 18.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered additional development due to a need for a medical opinion regarding the Appellant's ability to self-support prior to reaching his 18th birthday. The appeal is currently on hold until further notice.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the case for additional development due to insufficient reasons and bases in the prior decision, failure to provide adequate VCAA notice, and unclear marital status of the appellant.
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