The Veteran's daughter, S.P., was found to be permanently incapable of self-support prior to her 18th birthday due to intellectual disability and ADHD. The Board granted recognition as a helpless child.
The deciding factor: S.P.'s disabilities existed prior to age 18 and rendered her unable to sustain employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Intellectual disability, ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), Chiari Malformation
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19166199
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