The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to walk without the aid of a wheelchair, meeting the criteria for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of both lower extremities and financial assistance in purchasing an automobile or other conveyance.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence consistently indicates the veteran requires significant assistance with locomotion due to his service-connected disabilities, including peripheral vascular disease, arthritis, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive heart disease with congestive heart failure, pedal edema, peripheral vascular disease of the right and left lower extremities with postoperative varicose veins, post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic liver disease, hearing loss of the left ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- September 16, 2002
- Citation
- 0212183
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for post-traumatic stress disorder to provide her with another opportunity to attend a new VA mental health examination.
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