The Board granted the appellant's claim for recognition as a helpless child based on permanent incapacity for self-support established prior to age 18 due to schizophrenia and antisocial personality disorder.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant became permanently incapable of self-support prior to reaching age 18, supported by medical records showing repeated periods of schizophrenic psychoses, psychiatric treatment, violent behavior, and incarceration.
- Claimed conditions
- Schizophrenia, paranoid type, Antisocial personality disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2024
- Citation
- 24010721
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