The Board has granted the veteran's claim for increased SMC based on his need of aid and attendance due to paraplegia and incontinence, as well as his entitlement to service connection for cervical stenosis. The rating assigned is 50 percent.
The deciding factor: The veteran meets the criteria for a higher level of care requiring additional allowance for SMC based on his need for aid and attendance due to paraplegia and incontinence, which necessitates daily assistance with personal health-care services provided by a licensed professional or under their supervision.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical stenosis, paraplegia, incontinence of bladder and bowel
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2005
- Citation
- 0508425
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted an effective date of June 22, 2019 for the award of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's cervical stenosis is granted as service connected, with the Board finding that it began in service.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea has been denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.,Service connection for cervical stenosis was previously granted, and this appeal is dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions and missing SSA records. The Veteran's cervical spondylosis, degenerative disc disease, and cervical stenosis are being reviewed for service connection.
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