The Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in the need for regular aid and attendance, which has been granted SMC based on this need.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected knee disability results in an inability to dress or undress himself, attend to his wants of nature, and is essentially bedridden due to his knees.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety Disorder with PTSD, Shell fragment wound with traumatic arthritis of the left knee, Residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left knee with traumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 30, 2012
- Citation
- 1218994
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