The Veteran's son, T.S., was found to be permanently incapable of self-support prior to the age of 18 due to his disabilities, including neurocognitive disorder and dementia. The Board granted recognition of T.S. as a helpless child.
The deciding factor: T.S.'s disabilities, including neurocognitive disorder and dementia, clearly existed prior to him becoming 18 and rendered him unable to sustain employment.
- Claimed conditions
- permanent incapacity for self-support, neurocognitive disorder, dementia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19153359
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,240 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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