The Veteran's daughter, JYDO, was not found to be permanently incapable of self-support prior to the age of 18 due to psychiatric disability. The Board denied recognition as a helpless child.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show permanent impairment in mental or physical condition prior to JYDO reaching the age of 18.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19176659
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