The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition of her son, P.O., as a helpless child of the deceased Veteran on the basis of permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18 years. The evidence did not show that P.O. was permanently incapable of self-support by reason of physical or mental defects at the time he turned 18.
The deciding factor: The appellant failed to provide probative evidence or lay statements explaining how her son, P.O., is incapable of self-support prior to his 18th birthday.
- Claimed conditions
- permanent incapacity for self-support
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19105716
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