The Board found that the veteran's service-connected paranoid schizophrenia rendered him unable to protect himself from daily environmental hazards, meeting the criteria for special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected paranoid schizophrenia made him in need of regular aid and assistance due to his inability to manage his own affairs without assistance.
- Claimed conditions
- paranoid schizophrenia, left ureteral calculus, malaria, residuals of left herniotomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- July 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0018151
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Dismissed
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