The Veteran is found to be in need of the regular aid and attendance of another person due to his service-connected disabilities, which include status post discectomy L5-S1, radiculopathy of left lower extremity, and radiculopathy of right lower extremity.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to dress or undress himself, keep himself clean, attend to his wants of nature, and requires assistance with daily activities such as dressing, bathing, toileting, and feeding due to his back condition and radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- status post discectomy L5-S1, raticulopathy of left lower extremity, raticulopathy of right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 16, 2014
- Citation
- 1422201
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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
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity was dismissed. The Veteran is granted TDIU effective October 23, 2018, but no earlier.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional evidence was submitted and remands the case for readjudication.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions have been granted. The rating issues related to his knees and lower extremities, as well as his left eye disabilities, are remanded.
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