The Veteran's adult child, L., was added to his VA compensation award as a dependent on the basis of permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18. The Board denied an earlier effective date due to lack of claim within one year of L.'s eighteenth birthday.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a claim asserting that his adult child was permanently incapable of self-support prior to his 18th birthday or within one year of the child's 18th birthday, which is required for an effective date earlier than September 16, 2024.
- Claimed conditions
- Autism
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2026
- Citation
- A26032558
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for permanent incapacity for self-support for his child, S.C., dated on October 8, 2015, is granted with an effective date of October 8, 2015.
- Granted
The Veteran's son, O.M., is recognized as a helpless child due to his permanent incapacity for self-support prior to reaching the age of 18, primarily attributed to autism and Asperger's Syndrome.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for recognition of his son, R.W. III, as an adult dependent due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to age 18 based on evidence showing he was permanently incapable of self-support by reason of mental or physical defects prior to reaching the age of 18.
- Granted
The Veteran's child, M.P., was recognized as a helpless child due to his disabilities that rendered him incapable of self-support prior to the age of 18.
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