The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, severe lumbosacral spondylosis, and migraine headaches have rendered her in need of regular aid and attendance prior to October 29, 2010. The Board finds that she meets the criteria for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (PTSD, severe lumbosacral spondylosis, and migraine headaches) have rendered her in need of regular aid and attendance due to her inability to perform household chores such as laundry, cleaning, sweeping, or mopping, and her incapacity requiring care or assistance on a regular basis to protect herself from the hazards or dangers incident to her daily environment.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, severe lumbosacral spondylosis, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 20, 2016
- Citation
- 1647434
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has granted service connection for PTSD and Mood Disorders, both presumed conditions under the PACT Act.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
- Partly granted
The Board has not made a final determination on the claims of service connection for inguinal hernia, PTSD, joint pain, fibromyalgia, left knee disability, right knee disability, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, sleep disorder, IBS, and headaches. The claims are remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD was granted with an initial evaluation of 50 percent, effective September 24, 2007. The appeal regarding the heart condition and sleep disorder is denied. The Veteran's hearing loss prior to August 24, 2015, warrants a 20 percent rating.
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