The Veteran's appeal for recognition of D.P. as the helpless child of the Veteran on the basis of permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18 was dismissed due to a procedural error in docketing the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the July 20, 2024 VA Form 10182, which sought to appeal the October 2023 decision letter, was an impermissible concurrent election and thus the appeal was improperly docketed in the modernized appeal system.
- Claimed conditions
- Permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24077239
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal to recognize her daughter M. as a helpless child based on permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18 was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of HLR and Board appeal options.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran seeks to establish recognition of her child, S., as her dependent child for VA purposes based on permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18. The Board finds there was a pre-decisional error in VA's duty to assist that requires additional development.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's adult son, C., was recognized as a helpless child and dependent of the Veteran effective from August 28, 2025. The appeal seeking recognition on this basis is dismissed.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal seeking recognition of M.D. as the child based on permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18 was dismissed because there is no longer a case or controversy affecting the provision of benefits by VA.
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