The Board has determined that the veteran requires regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, which create a hazard in his daily environment.
The deciding factor: The veteran's medications for his service-connected conditions render him vulnerable to sedation or confusion, creating a danger in his daily life.
- Claimed conditions
- Bipolar Affective Disorder, Left Knee Arthroplasty, Lumbar Disc Disease with Arthritic Changes, Duodenal Ulcer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 24, 2008
- Citation
- 0840475
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran seeks service connection for his current psychiatric disabilities, including generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and bipolar affective disorder. The Board finds that the facts of this case establish entitlement to VA examination and/or medical opinion regarding the claim due to a possible association between the Veteran's in-service experiences and his current conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and sleep apnea based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded both claims for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, duodenal ulcer, and irritable bowel syndrome. The remaining claims regarding a neurological disorder of the left and right elbows were remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for left knee arthroplasty limitation of extension is granted, and he is now rated at 10 percent.
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