The veteran is found to be in need of regular aid and attendance due to his mental incapacity, which requires care on a regular basis to protect him from hazards or dangers incident to his daily environment.
The deciding factor: The veteran's mental impairment, including poor memory, concentration issues, and moderate cognitive impairment, seriously interferes with his functioning and necessitates regular assistance.
- Claimed conditions
- Dementia of the Alzheimer's type
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0618215
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Decisions by this judge: 1,175 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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