Denied
The Board denied entitlement to recognition of A.M.F. as a 'helpless child' of the Veteran based on permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18, due to evidence showing that she has been continuously self-employed and earning sufficient income.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that A.M.F. had been self-employed since June 2004, providing herself with sufficient income for her reasonable support, which contradicts the claim of permanent incapacity for self-support prior to age 18.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25018485
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