The veteran's service-connected psychotic depressive reaction renders him in need of regular aid and attendance, which is granted as special monthly compensation.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the veteran's dementia, linked to his service-connected psychotic depressive reaction, necessitates the aid and assistance of another person for daily activities.
- Claimed conditions
- psychotic depressive reaction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 22, 2003
- Citation
- 0309611
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Decisions by this judge: 1,377 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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