The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him so helpless as to need the regular aid and attendance of another person, warranting SMC based on Aid and Attendance for the period from November 26, 2013 to March 28, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's dementia with significant memory loss and inability to perform ADLs rendered him helpless as to need regular aid and attendance of another person during the period prior to March 28, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Major Neurocognitive Disorder, Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20082039
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
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