- DVBCWTB4 ;ALB/RLC TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) WKS TEXT - 3 ; 12 FEB 2007
- ;;2.7;AMIE;**183**;Apr 10, 1995;Build 8
- ;
- ;
- 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. State whether or not the veteran had a TBI during service.
- ;; 2. List each diagnosis and, for each, indicate if associated with a
- ;; service-related TBI.
- ;; 3. 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.
- ;;
- ;; 4. 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.
- ;;
- ;;The VA/DoD definition of TBI is included below for your information.
- ;;
- ;;
- ;;Signature: Date:
- ;;TOF
- ;;
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- DVBCWTB4 ;ALB/RLC TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) WKS TEXT - 3 ; 12 FEB 2007
- +1 ;;2.7;AMIE;**183**;Apr 10, 1995;Build 8
- +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. State whether or not the veteran had a TBI during service.
- +26 ;; 2. List each diagnosis and, for each, indicate if associated with a
- +27 ;; service-related TBI.
- +28 ;; 3. Capacity to manage financial affairs
- +29 ;; Mental competency, for VA benefits purposes, refers only to the ability
- +30 ;; of the veteran to manage VA benefit payments in his or her own best
- +31 ;; interest, and not to any other subject. Mental incompetency, for VA
- +32 ;; benefits purposes, means that the veteran, because of injury or disease,
- +33 ;; is not capable to managing benefit payments in his or her own best
- +34 ;; interest. In order to assist raters in making a legal determination
- +35 ;; as to competency, please address the following:
- +36 ;;
- +37 ;; a. What is the impact of injury or disease on the veteran's ability to
- +38 ;; manage his or her financial affairs, including consideration of such
- +39 ;; things as knowing the amount of his or her VA benefit payment,
- +40 ;; knowing the amounts and types of bills owed monthly, and handling
- +41 ;; the payment prudently? Does the veteran handle money and pay the
- +42 ;; bills himself or herself?
- +43 ;; b. Based on your examination, do you believe the veteran is capable of
- +44 ;; managing his or her financial affairs? Please provide examples to
- +45 ;; support your conclusion. If you believe a Social Work Service
- +46 ;; assessment is needed before you can give your opinion on the
- +47 ;; veteran's ability to manage his or her financial affairs, please
- +48 ;; explain why.
- +49 ;;
- +50 ;; 4. Note: When a mental disorder is present, state, or ask the mental
- +51 ;; disorders examiner to state, to the extent possible, which
- +52 ;; emotional/behavior signs and symptoms are part of a co-morbid mental
- +53 ;; disorder and which represent residuals of TBI. If it is impossible to
- +54 ;; make such a determination without speculation, so state.
- +55 ;;
- +56 ;;The VA/DoD definition of TBI is included below for your information.
- +57 ;;
- +58 ;;
- +59 ;;Signature: Date:
- +60 ;;TOF
- +61 ;;