The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him in need of the regular aid and attendance of another person, which is granted for special monthly compensation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requires assistance with basic tasks due to his service-connected disabilities, including significant difficulty dressing, grooming, bathing, toileting, preparing meals, speaking, ambulating, sitting, standing, eating, drinking, and taking medications.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive disorder, Parkinson's disease with left upper extremity neurological dysfunction, diabetes mellitus type II to include diabetic nephropathy, right upper extremity neurological dysfunction associated with Parkinson's disease with left upper extremity neurological dysfunction, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, partial loss of sense of smell, constipation, hypomimia, global aphasia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19127334
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral hearing loss and various musculoskeletal issues, as well as an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for rhinitis. However, the Board granted a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Granted
The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder, finding that her symptoms more closely approximated those required for such a rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder, mood disorder, and unspecified depressive disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, variously diagnosed as unspecified depressive disorder and major depressive disorder.
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