The veteran is in need of regular aid and attendance due to multiple disabilities, including COPD, colostomy due to colon cancer, ventral hernia, left shoulder disorder, and residuals of bladder cancer. As a result, he qualifies for special monthly pension benefits.
The deciding factor: The veteran's disabilities necessitate the need for regular aid and assistance in daily activities and protection from hazards.
- Claimed conditions
- COPD, colostomy due to colon cancer, ventral hernia, left shoulder disorder, residuals of bladder cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 12, 2003
- Citation
- 0334913
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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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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a head injury, headache disorder, erectile dysfunction, left earache disorder, chronic fatigue, right shoulder disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, right foot disorder, GERD, and left shoulder disorder, as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions and a TDIU, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these disabilities were related to the Veteran's military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's COPD precluded him from obtaining and maintaining substantial gainful employment, warranting a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU).
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