The Veteran's child, K.F., is recognized as a helpless child due to her permanent incapacity for self-support prior to reaching the age of 18 years old, primarily attributed to autism disorder.
The deciding factor: K.F. was diagnosed with autism disorder before turning 18 and has been permanently incapable of self-support since then.
- Claimed conditions
- Autism Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23037952
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- Granted
The Veteran's daughter, D.D., is recognized as a 'helpless child' and the apportionment benefits for her are reinstated.
- Denied
The Veteran's son, P.M., was diagnosed with autism disorder. However, the Board found that he was not permanently incapable of self-support prior to reaching 18 years of age.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and further medical evaluation is needed. The Veteran's son, D.H., needs a medical opinion on his incapacity for self-support prior to age 18.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for his TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, finding that the earliest date as of which it is factually ascertainable that an increase in disability had occurred was April 1, 2016.
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