The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including anatomical loss of both hands, right eye blindness, and multiple shell fragment wound disabilities, render him so helpless that he requires assistance on a regular basis for protection from hazards or dangers incident to the daily environment. The Board grants special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected anatomical loss of both hands, right eye blindness, and multiple shell fragment wound disabilities render him physically incapable of managing activities of daily living without assistance.

Claimed conditions

anatomical loss of both hands, right eye blindness, residuals of shell fragment wound of the left buttock and thigh, residuals of a shell fragment wound left leg, residuals of a shell fragment wound right thigh, residuals of a shell fragment wound abdominal wall and right herniorrhaphy, left herniorrhaphy, scar residual, shell fragment wound chest

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

50%

Decision date

January 7, 2015

Citation

1500617

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