The Board has determined that E.T. was permanently incapable of self-support prior to his 18th birthday due to various disabilities, and thus meets the criteria for recognition as a helpless child.
The deciding factor: E.T.'s disabilities rendered him unable to sustain employment prior to his 18th birthday, which supports the finding of permanent incapacity for self-support at that age.
- Claimed conditions
- mixed receptive/expressive language disorder, cognitive ability in the borderline range, ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), severe language disorder, mild intellectual disability, disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorder, parent-child relational problem
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19163297
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