The Board has granted the Appellant's claim for death pension benefits as a helpless child, effective September 1, 2012. The original denial was due to lack of evidence showing the Appellant was permanently incapable of self-support by reasons of mental or physical defect before age 18.
The deciding factor: The claim was reopened and granted based on new evidence received after the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- Down syndrome, requires 24-hour care
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19107898
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,077 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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