The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to service-connected disabilities.,The Veteran's daughter, K.J., is granted helpless child benefits on the basis of permanent incapacity for self-support before attaining the age of 18.
The deciding factor: The Veteran needs assistance with activities of daily living such as preparing meals, bathing, and other hygiene needs due to service-connected disabilities.,K.J. had a psychotic break early in high school and was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and bipolar disorder prior to age 18.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disease, cerebrovascular accident associated with diabetes mellitus, posttraumatic stress disorder, diabetes mellitus, right upper extremity diabetic neuropathy, left upper extremity diabetic neuropathy, left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy associated with the sciatic nerve, left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy associated with the femoral nerve, hypertensive vascular disease, right knee Osgood-Schlatter disease with chondromalacia of the patellae, left knee Osgood-Schlatter disease with chondromalacia of the patellae, right knee instability associated with Osgood-Schlatter disease, left knee instability associated with Osgood-Schlatter disease, right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy associated with the sciatic nerve, right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy associated with the femoral nerve, voiding dysfunction, erectile dysfunction, slurred speech with expressive aphasia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2020
- Citation
- 20032786
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