The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected loss of use of the left hand results in needing aid and attendance, thus granting special monthly compensation based on this need.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's service-connected loss of use of the left hand requires regular aid and attendance due to his inability to keep himself clean and presentable.
- Claimed conditions
- Loss of use of left hand (due to ulnar neuropathy and residuals of a soft-tissue crush injury involving the proximal phalanges of the second, third, and fourth digits), Mixed anxiety and depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 5, 2017
- Citation
- 1719849
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What this means for you
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