The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and evidence of the appellant's incapacity to self-support prior to age 18.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed to determine if the appellant was permanently incapable of self-support before turning 18 years old.
- Claimed conditions
- permanent incapacity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2021
- Citation
- 21015932
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 10, 2015 for the establishment of permanent incapacity for self-support for his child, C.F., is denied. The earliest possible effective date for the award is March 10, 2015.
- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as a helpless child of her father due to insufficient evidence showing she was permanently incapable of self-support prior to age 18, despite having significant employment and educational history.
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