The veteran was entitled to special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance, for accrued benefits purposes, due to his service-connected multiple myeloma rendering him permanently bedridden.
The deciding factor: The veteran's private nephrologist noted that he was 'bedridden with minimal activities' as a result of multiple lytic lesions in his lumbosacral area and would need to be transferred to a long-term rehabilitation facility.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple Myeloma, End-Stage Renal Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 11, 2008
- Citation
- 0812067
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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