The Board granted an effective date of June 11, 2018 for the aid and attendance allowance due to the appellant's need for assistance with daily activities.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the appellant required regular care and assistance due to her dementia and spinal stenosis, which prevented her from performing daily activities without help.
- Claimed conditions
- Dementia, Spinal Stenosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2020
- Citation
- A20015706
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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