The veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent disabling, and he has additional disabilities that independently rate at 60 percent or more. He is not in need of regular aid and attendance but is substantially confined to his dwelling due to multiple service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The veteran meets the criteria for a 100% evaluation for PTSD based on its severity, and he has additional disabilities that independently rate at 60 percent or more, qualifying him for special monthly pension under the housebound provision.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Knee, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Left Knee, Pleural Cavity Injury with Retained Foreign Body, Multiple Scars of the Right Leg, Right Arm and Left Hand, Median Nerve Neuropathy on the Right, Traumatic Postoperative Dysfunction of the Lumbar Spine, Fracture of the Right Wrist, Frostbite of the Left Foot, C5-6 Radiculopathy, Superficial Parotidectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- September 18, 2002
- Citation
- 0212379
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating prior to March 7, 2022, while other claims were denied.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and GAD, as well as tinnitus.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as it needs a medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the condition prior to October 16, 2023.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.
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