The veteran is entitled to a higher rate of special monthly compensation on the basis of need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities. However, he does not meet the criteria for a higher level of aid and attendance allowance.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran requires assistance in daily activities such as placing hearing aids and attaching prosthetic devices, but does not require personal health services on a daily basis from a medical professional.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral defective vision with light perception, amputation of the right forearm, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), nonunion of the right and left tibia and fibula, scars of the forehead, face and eyebrows, organic brain syndrome due to head trauma with seizures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 22, 2000
- Citation
- 0033549
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