The Veteran's service-connected disabilities necessitate the need for regular aid and attendance of another person, qualifying him for special monthly compensation. However, he is not found to be unemployable due to his service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requires assistance with activities of daily living due to his service-connected left hand and wrist disabilities, meeting the criteria for need for regular aid and attendance.
- Claimed conditions
- status post amputation of the third, fourth, and fifth fingers of the left hand with slight impairment of the index finger, residuals of a fracture to the left wrist and hand with degenerative joint disease, scars of the face and scalp, scars of the legs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1020753
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted readjudication for the claims related to residuals of pneumonia, scars on the legs, tinnitus, and anxiety and depression based on new evidence submitted by the Veteran. Service connection is now established for these conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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