The Veteran is granted a Level 2 stipend under the VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers due to his inability to self-sustain in the community.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran has a need for supervision, protection, or instruction on a continuous basis based on medical opinions and functional assessment findings.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder, anemia, gastroesophageal reflux disease, adjustment disorder, shoulder pain, abdominal aortic aneurysm, coronary atherosclerosis, rotator cuff tear with surgical intervention, hypertension, poly arthralgia, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), myocardial infarction, emphysema, cervicalgia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25045625
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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