The Board denied the veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance or upon housebound status, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not render him in need of such benefits.
The deciding factor: The veteran had multiple nonservice-connected disabilities that rendered him unable to care for himself, thus he was not entitled to aid and attendance or housebound compensation based on his service-connected conditions alone.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia, undifferentiated type, fistula in ano, bilateral defective hearing
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2003
- Citation
- 0310703
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Veteran's mental competency to handle VA benefits was found lacking, and restoration of competency is denied.
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