The veteran requires a wheelchair or crutches in order to travel, and generally requires assistance with bathing and dressing; in essence, he requires the daily aid and assistance of another person on a regular basis to protect himself from hazards or dangers incident to his daily environment.
The deciding factor: The veteran's chronic lower back pain and leg weakness necessitate the use of a wheelchair and frequent assistance for bathing and dressing, indicating a need for regular aid and attendance.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lower back pain, leg weakness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2008
- Citation
- 0811859
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for back disability due to a duty-to-assist error, specifically the failure to obtain relevant private treatment records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and to ensure that due process is followed, as the previous examinations did not fully comply with VA's duty to assist requirements.
- Dismissed
The appeal regarding the duty to assist error in the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic lower back pain is dismissed.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for anxiety and chronic lower back pain but granted service connection for tinnitus and unspecified depressive disorder. Bilateral hearing loss was also denied.
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