The veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to care for his daily personal needs without assistance from others and unable to protect himself from the hazards of daily living, qualifying him for special monthly compensation on account of a need for regular aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, complete paralysis of the right sciatic nerve with foot drop, and gunshot wounds to his thighs and left knee, render him unable to care for himself without assistance.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder, complete paralysis of the right sciatic nerve with foot drop, residuals, gunshot wound, right thigh anterior and posterior, partial loss of left patella with traumatic arthritis of the knee joint, residuals, gunshot wound, left thigh and knee, residual gunshot wound, left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 10, 2007
- Citation
- 0724752
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What this means for you
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