Granted
The appellant, the Veteran's adult son who became permanently mentally disabled and incapable of self-support before age 21, is granted eligibility for burial in a national cemetery.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions and long-time observations support that the appellant was permanently mentally disabled and incapable of self-support before reaching the age of 21.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25085544
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