The Veteran is granted additional special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance and loss of use of both feet from July 22, 2008 to July 7, 2009.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bipolar disorder, multiple sclerosis with bladder dysfunction, right upper extremity neurological condition, left upper extremity neurological condition, lumbar disc disease, right shoulder degenerative joint disease, right elbow lateral epicondylitis, right wrist tendinitis, Uhthoff's phenomenon, and bilateral hearing loss, necessitate the need for aid and attendance.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar disorder, multiple sclerosis with bladder dysfunction, right upper extremity neurological condition, left upper extremity neurological condition, lumbar disc disease, right shoulder degenerative joint disease, right elbow lateral epicondylitis, right wrist tendinitis, Uhthoff's phenomenon, left side of face numbness, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 13, 2014
- Citation
- 1410544
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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