The veteran is entitled to special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance due to his cognitive decline, physical disabilities, and inability to care for himself. The claim for service connection for schizophrenic reaction will be remanded for additional development.
The deciding factor: The veteran's condition demonstrates a need for regular aid and attendance due to cognitive decline and physical disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Alzheimer's dementia, arterial hypertension, status post removal of colon polyps, hypercholesterolemia, benign prostatic hypertrophy, peripheral venous insufficiency, degenerative joint disease, right shoulder arthropathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0609360
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.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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