Medical Evidence (documented on VDVA Form 10 or Physician’s medical statement)
All medical evidence from the claimant’s physician must be within the last six months, provide a description of the claimant’s health, a diagnosis, prognosis, severity and limitations, level of disability, and the anticipated timeframes for the disabilities.
For Pension:
Submitted medical evidence should adequately describe the claimant’s health, provide a diagnosis, and provide enough information to evaluate their conditions. The medical evidence must provide the level of disability for all medical conditions, the severity of the medical conditions and the limitations of the medical conditions. The medical evidence must provide a diagnosis, prognosis, severity and limitations, and anticipated timeframes for the disabilities.
For Housebound Benefits:
For a Veteran: The submitted evidence must demonstrate that the veteran is confined to the home and is unable to leave without assistance due to a medical or mental condition. A single disability rated @ 100% Non Service-Connected must be of record, or the evidence must enable such evaluation to be granted.
For Surviving Spouse: The submitted evidence must demonstrate that the surviving spouse is confined to the home and is unable to leave without assistance due to a medical or mental condition.
For Aid and Attendance (documented on VDVA Form 10 or Physician’s medical statement)
For a Veteran: The submitted evidence must demonstrate that the veteran needs assistance with activities of daily living [ADLs] because of specific physical or mental impairments. A single disability rated @ 100% Non Service-Connected must be of record, or the evidence must enable such evaluation to be granted.
For Surviving Spouse: The submitted evidence must demonstrate that the surviving spouse needs assistance with the activities of daily living (ADLs) because of specific or mental impairments.
In order to grant aid and attendance, the evidence of record must show that the claimant is UNABLE to dress or undress themselves, or to keep them self ordinarily clean and presentable, has a frequent need to adjustment of special prosthetic or orthopeadic appliances which by reason of particular disability cannot be done without aid, is UNABLE to feed themselves through loss of coordination of upper extremities or through extreme weakness, is UNABLE to attend to the wants of nature, or has an incapacity, physical or mental, which requires care or assistance on a regular basis to protect them from hazards or dangers incident to their daily environment.
For Incompetence:
A mentally incompetent person is defines as one who, because of injury or disease, lacks the mental capacity to control or manage his or her own affairs, including disbursements of funds without limitation.
Any claim submitted with medical evidence showing cognitive impairment or inability to protect oneself in his/her environment should be referred to the Rating Board.
For Helpless Child:
For purposes of establishing entitlement to VA benefits, a child over 18 years of age must be shown to be permanently incapable of self-support by reason of mental or physical defect by age 18. Children who become incapable of self-support because of a disability before age 18 may be eligible for death pension as long as the condition exists, unless the child marries of the child’s income exceeds the applicable limit. Submitted medical evidence needs to demonstrate a physical/mental condition showing disability existed prior to age 18.
Medical Evidence (documented on VDVA Form 10 or Physician’s medical statement)
All medical evidence from the claimant’s physician must be within the last six months, provide a description of the claimant’s health, a diagnosis, prognosis, severity and limitations, level of disability, and the anticipated timeframes for the disabilities.
For Pension:
Submitted medical evidence should adequately describe the claimant’s health, provide a diagnosis, and provide enough information to evaluate their conditions. The medical evidence must provide the level of disability for all medical conditions, the severity of the medical conditions and the limitations of the medical conditions. The medical evidence must provide a diagnosis, prognosis, severity and limitations, and anticipated timeframes for the disabilities.
For Housebound Benefits:
For a Veteran: The submitted evidence must demonstrate that the veteran is confined to the home and is unable to leave without assistance due to a medical or mental condition. A single disability rated @ 100% Non Service-Connected must be of record, or the evidence must enable such evaluation to be granted.
For Surviving Spouse: The submitted evidence must demonstrate that the surviving spouse is confined to the home and is unable to leave without assistance due to a medical or mental condition.
For Aid and Attendance (documented on VDVA Form 10 or Physician’s medical statement)
For a Veteran: The submitted evidence must demonstrate that the veteran needs assistance with activities of daily living [ADLs] because of specific physical or mental impairments. A single disability rated @ 100% Non Service-Connected must be of record, or the evidence must enable such evaluation to be granted.
For Surviving Spouse: The submitted evidence must demonstrate that the surviving spouse needs assistance with the activities of daily living (ADLs) because of specific or mental impairments.
In order to grant aid and attendance, the evidence of record must show that the claimant is UNABLE to dress or undress themselves, or to keep them self ordinarily clean and presentable, has a frequent need to adjustment of special prosthetic or orthopeadic appliances which by reason of particular disability cannot be done without aid, is UNABLE to feed themselves through loss of coordination of upper extremities or through extreme weakness, is UNABLE to attend to the wants of nature, or has an incapacity, physical or mental, which requires care or assistance on a regular basis to protect them from hazards or dangers incident to their daily environment.
For Incompetence:
A mentally incompetent person is defines as one who, because of injury or disease, lacks the mental capacity to control or manage his or her own affairs, including disbursements of funds without limitation.
Any claim submitted with medical evidence showing cognitive impairment or inability to protect oneself in his/her environment should be referred to the Rating Board.
For Helpless Child:
For purposes of establishing entitlement to VA benefits, a child over 18 years of age must be shown to be permanently incapable of self-support by reason of mental or physical defect by age 18. Children who become incapable of self-support because of a disability before age 18 may be eligible for death pension as long as the condition exists, unless the child marries of the child’s income exceeds the applicable limit. Submitted medical evidence needs to demonstrate a physical/mental condition showing disability existed prior to age 18.