The Veteran's compensation benefits were terminated in August 2005 due to his renouncement of the benefits. The claim for reinstatement was received on February 23, 2009, and denied as there is no evidence of incompetence prior to the termination of benefits.
The deciding factor: VA regulations require a finding of incompetence before terminating compensation benefits, but the Veteran's competency was not questioned until July 2008 when his spouse requested reinstatement. The claim for reinstatement was received after this determination.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychotic Disorder NOS
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19175969
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