In re the Estate of Sykes

Parks, J.:

Appellant is the curator/guardian of the person and estate of Roy Sykes pursuant to K.S.A. 73-501 et seq., the Uniform Veteran’s Guardianship Act. He appeals the district court’s exercise of jurisdiction to consider a petition to restore the ward to capacity in the face of a finding by the Veterans Administration (VA) that the ward is incompetent.

The ward, Roy Sykes, is an 88-year-old veteran of World War I. Several years after the war, he began to suffer seizures which were believed to be the result of his military service. Consequently, Sykes became eligible to receive veterans…