The Veteran is granted special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his seizure disorder, which requires assistance from others to protect him from daily hazards.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's seizure disorder necessitates regular aid and attendance as he cannot protect himself during seizures.
- Claimed conditions
- Post laminectomy with lumbar spine defect, Cerebral concussion with slight hemiplegia of the right arm, Hemorrhoidectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- August 4, 2016
- Citation
- 1631073
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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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- Granted
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- Denied
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