The Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder NOS is found to be of sufficient severity to require the need for assistance in performing daily activities and protecting himself from hazards, warranting SMC based on aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran requires assistance with medication management due to cognitive impairment associated with his service-connected depressive disorder NOS.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder NOS, left foot calluses, right foot calluses, left ear scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- July 24, 2018
- Citation
- 18120696
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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