The Veteran's service-connected traumatic brain injury resulted in the requirement of aid and attendance from April 29, 2013 to February 6, 2014. After that date, he no longer required such aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran needed regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected traumatic brain injury but did not require nursing home care or other residential institutional care in the absence of such aid and attendance.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2018
- Citation
- 18143606
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What this means for you
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