The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including arteriosclerotic heart disease and residuals of a gunshot wound to the right thigh, have significantly impacted his ability to care for himself. The Board finds that he meets the criteria for special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected conditions, particularly his right hip disability and arteriosclerotic heart disease, contribute to his overall medical state and make him in need of regular assistance with daily activities.
- Claimed conditions
- Arteriosclerotic heart disease, Residuals of a gunshot wound to the right thigh (muscle groups XIII and XIV), Injury to the left index finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0602671
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 Board denied a rating higher than 60 percent for the Veteran's heart disabilities and granted service connection for major vascular neurocognitive disorder, but denied special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(l).
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for arteriosclerotic heart disease from April 19, 2021 to September 5, 2024 and denied a higher rating thereafter.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including arteriosclerotic heart disease and PTSD, preclude him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Granted
The Veteran's arteriosclerotic heart disease was granted a permanent and total 100 percent evaluation from May 4, 2018, but no earlier. Special monthly compensation at the housebound rate was also granted from August 17, 2022, but no earlier.
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