The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance or housebound status.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not separate out the impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities from his nonservice-connected disabilities, making it difficult to determine if he is in need of regular aid and assistance due solely to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss, Degenerative Joint Disease of the left shoulder (associated with residuals of a gunshot wound to the left shoulder), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Hypertension, Residuals of a gunshot wound to the left leg, Scarring as a residual of a gunshot wound to the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2010
- Citation
- 1004779
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What this means for you
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