The Veteran's need for regular aid and assistance of another person has been established, allowing him to receive special monthly pension at the aid and attendance rate. However, his mental competency status remains unclear.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requires significant personal assistance due to physical disabilities but the adequacy of his mental capacity to manage financial affairs is not definitively determined.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety neurosis, Osteopenia of the knees and spine, Left thigh foreign body, Left shoulder peritendinosis calcarea, Degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, Alcohol dependence, Schizophrenia by history
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1021071
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What this means for you
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