The Veteran's combined rating is 90 percent, with service-connected disabilities rated as 80 percent for the left hand and arm, 20 percent each for the knees and feet, and 10 percent for right hernial nerve palsy. The Board finds that no effective function remains in the left hand, arm, foot or leg other than what would be equally well served by an amputation with use of a suitable prosthetic appliance.,The Veteran is found to need aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations indicate that the Veteran has significant functional impairment in his left hand, arm, foot, and leg, but no effective function remains other than what would be equally well served by an amputation with use of a suitable prosthetic appliance.
- Claimed conditions
- Status post anterior decompression of the nerve foramen on the left hand with post-operative right parametrial signs and sensory loss in the right hand, Degenerative disease cervical vertebrae, post-operative, arthritis, left knee, Degenerative disease of both feet, Right hernial nerve palsy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- May 18, 2015
- Citation
- 1521185
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