The Veteran's son, L.B., Jr., was found to be permanently incapable of self-support prior to the age of 18 due to his condition with pulmonary hypertension. The Board granted recognition as a helpless child.
The deciding factor: L.B., Jr.'s pulmonary hypertension existed prior to his becoming 18 and rendered him unable to sustain employment, meeting the definition of a helpless child for VA benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Pulmonary hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2018
- Citation
- 18152899
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