The Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia with major depressive disorder renders him unable to adequately attend to the needs of daily living without the regular assistance of another person, and he is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's mental impairment makes it necessary for him to have regular aid and attendance due to his inability to perform activities of daily living independently.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia with major depressive disorder, residuals of a hemorrhoidectomy, residuals of a right inguinal hernia repair, residuals of an appendectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 12, 2010
- Citation
- 1013764
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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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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for residuals of an appendectomy due to insufficient evidence in the VA examination report. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with a new examination.
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