The Veteran's service-connected paranoid schizophrenia renders him unable to tend to the basic functions of self-care without regular assistance from another person and is vulnerable to the hazards and dangers incident to his environment, meeting the criteria for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected paranoid schizophrenia necessitates regular aid and attendance due to its impact on his ability to perform daily activities and vulnerability to environmental hazards.
- Claimed conditions
- paranoid schizophrenia, prostatitis, fractured left clavicle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- July 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1026061
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for prostatitis, HIV, CHF, GERD, herpes, a pulmonary disability, headaches, and type 2 diabetes mellitus as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability or a nexus to service or a service-connected disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia on the basis other than clear and unmistakable error (CUE), finding that March 3, 2008 is the earliest possible effective date.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance, finding no evidence that he required such assistance prior to September 21, 2022.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's attempts to appeal rating decisions that denied service connection for various conditions and reduced his evaluation, as the appeals were not timely filed.
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