The Board has determined that the veteran's need for aid and attendance began on March 18, 1997, and awarded an effective date of that date for special monthly compensation.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the veteran needed regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities beginning from March 18, 1997.
- Claimed conditions
- status post left hemilaminectomy at the L5 level with degenerative joint disease, incontinence due to prostate enlargement, coronary artery disease, depressive disorder, diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0614420
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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.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, service connection for right ear hearing loss, and bilateral vision condition was dismissed. Service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, and coronary artery disease was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus to obtain further medical opinions regarding their potential relationship to toxic exposures during active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right foot, left elbow, left hip, left ankle, and diabetes mellitus to obtain additional medical evidence.
- Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, characterized as depressive disorder, effective May 1, 2017.
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