The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance was granted effective May 25, 2006. The decision does not address service connection or other issues.
The deciding factor: The VA physician noted that the Veteran had multiple severe medical problems including loss of use of both feet and need for regular aid and attendance as early as May 25, 2006.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple Severe Medical Problems
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1012465
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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.
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