The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, specifically her PTSD with major depressive disorder and CRPS Type II, have rendered her in need of regular aid and attendance due to the combined effects of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran is in need of the regular aid and attendance of another person due to her service-connected disabilities. With reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran, the criteria for SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance have been met.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Major Depressive Disorder, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type II (CRPS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24003284
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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