The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to care for his daily needs without requiring the regular aid and attendance of another person, and he is not bedridden. Therefore, special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not result in the specific disabling factors consistent with requiring the aid and attendance of another.
- Claimed conditions
- retrolisthesis of L5 over S1 with bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, left knee injury, right knee overuse syndrome, right ankle injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 6, 2017
- Citation
- 1725474
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