The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him in need of regular aid and attendance, necessitating SMC at the aid and attendance rate.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral knee problems have rendered him unable to perform daily activities independently, requiring assistance with mobility, dressing, bathing, and toileting.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (knees), Subdural Hematoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 27, 2012
- Citation
- 1229412
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