Question:

Jim,

I was approved for aide and attendance and awarded the highest scheduled rating for mood disorder. The problem is, back in 2014 I appealed the mood disorder at the same time I filed for aide and attendance. I was granted 100% evaluation for TBI -  formerly rated as mood disorder. But when I was granted aide and attendance, it stated at the bottom of my 100% approval for TBI formerly rated as mood disorder, "This is the highest schedular evaluation under the law for mood disorder."
 

How can they in one sentence grant me a TBI disability and then grant me highest schedular evaluation for a former rating of mood disorder? I do not understand this at all.

Jim's Reply:

I don't understand it either. However, I see so many typos in VA awards that I'd write this one off as another mistake if your benefits are being paid to you as they should be.

When a VA employee authors a document like an award letter, they usually grab relevant text from elsewhere and then copy and paste it into the document they're working on. This leads to a lot of errors that confuse whoever tries to interpret what they're reading. 

If your benefits are being paid to you in the correct amount and in a timely fashion, I wouldn't pay any more attention to this apparent mistake. Trying to resolve something like that with VA won't be easy if it can be done at all.