The Board has determined that the veteran's need for regular aid and attendance due to his neuropsychiatric condition meets the criteria for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance. As a result, the veteran is granted SMP at the housebound rate.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated a factual need for aid and attendance based on the veteran's neuropsychiatric condition, which was considered in resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropsychiatric condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 19, 2005
- Citation
- 0513598
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of August 25, 2005 for the grant of TDIU and SMC based on housebound status. The appellant's service-connected neuropsychiatric condition and depressive disorder prevented him from securing and maintaining substantial gainful employment since that date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted an effective date of August 25, 2005 for the award of service connection for neuropsychiatric condition and depression. The claims for increased rating and TDIU are being remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include a neuropsychiatric condition, a nervous disorder, anxiety, depression and PTSD, as secondary to his service-connected disabilities. The decision also denied the claim for total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claim for service connection for schizophrenia reaction, chronic, incompetent (also claimed as mood disorder).
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