The Board denied the veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance or on account of being housebound due to his service-connected disabilities. The veteran had a combined rating of 90 percent for residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right buttock and thigh, including sciatic neuropathy of the right lower extremity.
The deciding factor: The veteran's need for regular aid and attendance was not shown to be due to his service-connected disabilities, and he did not meet the criteria for housebound benefits as there were no single 100% rated disability and a lack of substantial confinement to home or immediate premises by reason of disability.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right buttock and thigh, sciatic neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- April 17, 2001
- Citation
- 0111134
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- Granted
The Veteran's sciatic neuropathy of the right lower extremity is granted as secondary to his service-connected stress reactions of the feet and ankles. The effective dates for other claims are remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left eye disability, finding that the Veteran's preexisting eye condition did not worsen during service and was not related to any in-service injury or disease.,Service connection for a lumbar spine disability was also denied. The Board found no evidence of chronic low back symptoms in service, nor did they manifest within a presumptive period following separation from service. The Veteran's current diagnoses were noted more than a decade after his separation and do not show continuity of symptomatology since service.,The Board denied service connection for sciatic neuropathy of the right lower extremity, concluding that there was no evidence of chronic symptoms in service or within a presumptive period following separation from service. The Veteran's current diagnoses were noted more than a decade after his separation and do not show continuity of symptomatology since service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's sciatic neuropathy of both lower extremities is currently rated as 10 percent disabling. The Board has remanded the case for further development and re-adjudication.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded four issues related to service connection: an acquired psychiatric disorder, irritable colon syndrome, IVDS, and sciatic neuropathy of the right lower extremity. The Veteran's claims for PTSD and MDD are based on private evaluations finding that he meets DSM-5 criteria for PTSD. For gastrointestinal and low back disorders, VA examinations are needed to determine if they are related to service. Regarding sciatic neuropathy, a medical opinion is required if IVDS is established.
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