Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as a helpless child of the Veteran based on permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18, finding insufficient evidence that he became permanently incapable of self-support due to physical or mental defects before his 18th birthday.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not show that the appellant became permanently incapable of self-support because of physical or mental defects by the date of his attaining the age of 18 years.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25109162
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