The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance has been granted due to his service-connected disabilities that make him unable to care for himself or protect himself from daily hazards.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including PTSD, loss of use of the left foot and ankle, lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, gunshot wound residuals, shortened left lower extremity, radicular neuropathy of both legs, have resulted in significant functional impairment that necessitates regular aid and attendance.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), loss of use of the left foot and ankle, lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, residuals of a gunshot wound of the left lower extremity with osteomyelitis, a 1.5 inch shortened left lower extremity, radicular neuropathy of the left leg, radicular neuropathy of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- July 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0927873
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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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