The Board granted the request to reopen and recognize the Appellant as a helpless child of the Veteran, on the basis of permanent incapacity prior to attaining the age of 18.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the March 2006 rating decision was considered new, relevant, and probative, providing more information regarding the Appellant's impairments prior to attaining the age of 18, leading to a finding that it is at least in relative equipoise as to whether the Appellant was permanently incapable of self-support.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25015131
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