The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including amputation of the right forearm and multiple scars, have rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance due to his physical limitations. The Board has determined that he meets the criteria for SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his right arm amputation and multiple scars, have resulted in substantial functional impairment that necessitates regular assistance from another person.
- Claimed conditions
- amputation of the right forearm below the pronator teres, scars with muscle and nerve damage to the right leg, scars of the abdomen, scars with muscle damage of the right shoulder, scars with muscle damage of the left buttock and sacrococcygeal junction, scars with muscle damage of the left bicep, scars with muscle damage of the left calf, scars with muscle damage to the left thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 23, 2017
- Citation
- 1705518
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What this means for you
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