The Veteran's son, C.P., was found to be permanently incapable of self-support prior to his 18th birthday. The new evidence received after the September 2013 rating decision supports this finding and grants recognition as a helpless child.
The deciding factor: New medical records provided evidence that supported the claimant's condition at age 18, including low IQ scores and cognitive functioning issues.
- Claimed conditions
- Permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining age 18
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19170766
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's daughter, K., is seeking recognition as his child due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to turning 18 years old. The Board has decided to remand the case because additional evidence from Social Security Administration (SSA) records may be relevant to substantiate this claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for an adequate medical opinion regarding D.D.'s permanent incapacity prior to age 18, and clarification of which document was incorrectly translated.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim of recognizing the Veteran's son, G., as a 'helpless child' due to lack of new and relevant evidence.
- Granted
The Veteran's effective date for additional dependency compensation due to recognition of C.M. as his helpless child is granted on November 17, 2020.
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