The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, acting alone, require the need of assistance for daily activities such as hygiene and medication management. The Board finds that aid and attendance is warranted solely because of his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (PTSD, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, peripheral vascular diseases, neuropathies) result in him being unable to perform daily activities on his own due to pain, numbness, tremors, and memory loss caused by PTSD. These conditions require the need of assistance for hygiene and medication management.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, left lower extremity peripheral vascular disease and varicose veins, right lower extremity peripheral vascular disease and varicose veins, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right leg peripheral neuropathy, left leg peripheral neuropathy, tinnitus, bilateral cataracts, left arm pain, hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- February 9, 2016
- Citation
- 1604874
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
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