The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD with major depressive disorder, result in a need for aid and attendance on a regular basis to protect the Veteran from hazards or dangers incident to his daily environment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has severe psychiatric symptoms due to service-connected PTSD with major depression that require assistance on a regular basis to protect him from hazards or dangers incident to his daily environment.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Major Depressive Disorder, Bilateral Pes Planus, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Hallux Valgus of the Left Foot, Hemorrhoids, Hallux Valgus of the Right Foot, Hammertoe on the Right Foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 6, 2014
- Citation
- 1409536
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What this means for you
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