The veteran's service-connected disabilities have resulted in the need for regular aid and attendance, entitling him to special monthly compensation. He also meets criteria for automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment assistance.
The deciding factor: The veteran's severe back pain and related disability necessitate the aid and attendance of another person.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, herniated nucleus pulposus on the right at L5-S1 and L4-5, right shoulder crepitus, right hip degenerative joint disease, left knee condition, tinnitus, sinusitis, hypertension, gastritis, seborrheic dermatitis, hearing loss of the left ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 24, 2005
- Citation
- 0523288
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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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