DVBCTBI7 ;ALB/RLC TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) WKS TEXT - 3 ; 12 FEB 2007
;;2.7;AMIE;**134**;Apr 10, 1995;Build 1
;
;
TXT ;
;; X. Consciousness
;; a. Normal.
;; b. Persistently altered state of consciousness, such as vegetative
;; state, minimally responsive state, coma.
;;
;;Other comments.
;;
;;NOTE: To clarify Item VII above: "Instrumental activities of daily living"
;; refers to activities other than self-care that are needed for
;; independent living, such as meal preparation, doing housework, and other
;; chores, shopping, traveling, doing laundry, being responsible for one's
;; own medications, and using a telephone. These activities are
;; distinguished from "Activities of daily living", which refer to basic
;; self-care and include bathing or showering, dressing, eating, getting
;; in or out of bed or a chair, and using the toilet.
;;
;;D. Diagnostic and Clinical Tests:
;;
;; 1. Skull X-rays to measure bony defect, if any, due to surgery or injury.
;; 2. Include results of all diagnostic and clinical tests conducted in the
;; examination report.
;;
;;E. Diagnosis:
;;
;; 1. List each diagnosis.
;; 2. Capacity to manage financial affairs
;; Mental competency, for VA benefits purposes, refers only to the ability
;; of the veteran to manage VA benefit payments in his or her own best
;; interest, and not to any other subject. Mental incompetency, for VA
;; benefits purposes, means that the veteran, because of injury or disease,
;; is not capable to managing benefit payments in his or her own best
;; interest. In order to assist raters in making a legal determination
;; as to competency, please address the following:
;;
;; a. What is the impact of injury or disease on the veteran's ability to
;; manage his or her financial affairs, including consideration of such
;; things as knowing the amount of his or her VA benefit payment,
;; knowing the amounts and types of bills owed monthly, and handling
;; the payment prudently? Does the veteran handle money and pay the
;; bills himself or herself?
;; b. Based on your examination, do you believe the veteran is capable of
;; managing his or her financial affairs? Please provide examples to
;; support your conclusion. If you believe a Social Work Service
;; assessment is needed before you can give your opinion on the
;; veteran's ability to manage his or her financial affairs, please
;; explain why.
;;
;; 3. Note: When a mental disorder is present, state, or ask the mental
;; disorders examiner to state, to the extent possible, which
;; emotional/behavior signs and symptoms are part of a co-morbid mental
;; disorder and which represent residuals of TBI. If it is impossible to
;; make such a determination without speculation, so state.
;;
;;
;;
;;Signature: Date:
;;END
--- Routine Detail --- with STRUCTURED ROUTINE LISTING ---[H[J[2J[HDVBCTBI7 3185 printed Dec 13, 2024@01:48:55 Page 2
DVBCTBI7 ;ALB/RLC TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) WKS TEXT - 3 ; 12 FEB 2007
+1 ;;2.7;AMIE;**134**;Apr 10, 1995;Build 1
+2 ;
+3 ;
TXT ;
+1 ;; X. Consciousness
+2 ;; a. Normal.
+3 ;; b. Persistently altered state of consciousness, such as vegetative
+4 ;; state, minimally responsive state, coma.
+5 ;;
+6 ;;Other comments.
+7 ;;
+8 ;;NOTE: To clarify Item VII above: "Instrumental activities of daily living"
+9 ;; refers to activities other than self-care that are needed for
+10 ;; independent living, such as meal preparation, doing housework, and other
+11 ;; chores, shopping, traveling, doing laundry, being responsible for one's
+12 ;; own medications, and using a telephone. These activities are
+13 ;; distinguished from "Activities of daily living", which refer to basic
+14 ;; self-care and include bathing or showering, dressing, eating, getting
+15 ;; in or out of bed or a chair, and using the toilet.
+16 ;;
+17 ;;D. Diagnostic and Clinical Tests:
+18 ;;
+19 ;; 1. Skull X-rays to measure bony defect, if any, due to surgery or injury.
+20 ;; 2. Include results of all diagnostic and clinical tests conducted in the
+21 ;; examination report.
+22 ;;
+23 ;;E. Diagnosis:
+24 ;;
+25 ;; 1. List each diagnosis.
+26 ;; 2. Capacity to manage financial affairs
+27 ;; Mental competency, for VA benefits purposes, refers only to the ability
+28 ;; of the veteran to manage VA benefit payments in his or her own best
+29 ;; interest, and not to any other subject. Mental incompetency, for VA
+30 ;; benefits purposes, means that the veteran, because of injury or disease,
+31 ;; is not capable to managing benefit payments in his or her own best
+32 ;; interest. In order to assist raters in making a legal determination
+33 ;; as to competency, please address the following:
+34 ;;
+35 ;; a. What is the impact of injury or disease on the veteran's ability to
+36 ;; manage his or her financial affairs, including consideration of such
+37 ;; things as knowing the amount of his or her VA benefit payment,
+38 ;; knowing the amounts and types of bills owed monthly, and handling
+39 ;; the payment prudently? Does the veteran handle money and pay the
+40 ;; bills himself or herself?
+41 ;; b. Based on your examination, do you believe the veteran is capable of
+42 ;; managing his or her financial affairs? Please provide examples to
+43 ;; support your conclusion. If you believe a Social Work Service
+44 ;; assessment is needed before you can give your opinion on the
+45 ;; veteran's ability to manage his or her financial affairs, please
+46 ;; explain why.
+47 ;;
+48 ;; 3. Note: When a mental disorder is present, state, or ask the mental
+49 ;; disorders examiner to state, to the extent possible, which
+50 ;; emotional/behavior signs and symptoms are part of a co-morbid mental
+51 ;; disorder and which represent residuals of TBI. If it is impossible to
+52 ;; make such a determination without speculation, so state.
+53 ;;
+54 ;;
+55 ;;
+56 ;;Signature: Date:
+57 ;;END
