The veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance is granted, as he requires assistance due to his psychiatric condition.
The deciding factor: The VA physician advised that the veteran should not be left alone due to unpredictable episodes of confusion, disorientation, and explosive outbursts, requiring constant care and supervision.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder, Residuals, scar, shell fragment wound, left thigh with retained foreign body, Residuals, scar, shell fragment wound, left calf
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0005972
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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