The Board has determined that the Veteran is not competent to handle disbursement of his VA benefits due to his dementia diagnosis.
The deciding factor: The evidence clearly shows that the Veteran's condition, including dementia, renders him incompetent to manage his financial affairs and handle his VA benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized anxiety disorder with posttraumatic stress disorder, Gunshot wound, right shoulder, Degenerative changes of the cervical spine, Duodenal erosions, Left forehead scar
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2013
- Citation
- 1308327
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from September 15, 2012. The Board granted a total disability rating for compensation due to his unemployability.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine disability as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to active duty, ADT, or IDT.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and an initial 70 percent rating, but not higher, for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress. Other claims were denied or remanded.
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