The Veteran's PTSD is manifested by total occupational and social impairment with intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living. The combined disability evaluation for service-connected conditions (PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus) is 100 percent. The Veteran meets the criteria for special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance due to his dementia and bladder cancer.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD, in combination with his nonservice-connected dementia and Alzheimer's disease, results in total occupational and social impairment with intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living. The combined disability evaluation is 100 percent, qualifying the Veteran for special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1022304
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, finding the appellant's symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD and a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 21, 2007, for the award of service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder with anxious distress.
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