The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities prior to February 23, 2000 rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance due to his physical incapacity.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected conditions, including degenerative joint disease, severe arthritis, and orthopedic problems, necessitated assistance with daily activities such as dressing, bathing, and attending to personal hygiene.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative herniated nucleus pulposus, lumbar spine, vocal cord polyposis, tendinitis of the right shoulder, tendinitis of the left shoulder, hypertension, atriioventricular block, hiatal hernia, hypothyroidism, Pelligrini-Stieda disease, left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2003
- Citation
- 0328598
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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.
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