The Veteran requires the assistance of another person in meeting his daily needs, as well as to protect himself from the hazards and dangers of his daily environment due to service-connected disabilities. The Board has determined that he meets the criteria for aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left arm amputation disability results in significant impairment in his ability to attend to daily activities, requiring assistance on a regular basis to protect himself from hazards or dangers incident to his daily environment.
- Claimed conditions
- left forearm amputation, left knee strain with instability, left knee strain with painful limited motion, healed fracture to the left clavicle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1021155
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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
Related decisions
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- Partly granted
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right and left knee conditions, but granted a separate 10 percent rating for right knee instability and a separate 20 percent rating for left knee instability.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeals for all claims, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for left knee strain with decreased flexion and instability was granted an effective date of October 19, 2010.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II has been granted, but the appeal is dismissed as the benefit sought (service connection) has already been granted.,An increased rating of 20 percent for left knee strain with instability from August 17, 2021, is granted. The Veteran's claim for a higher rating remains pending.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for left knee strain with limitation of flexion has been denied.
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