The Veteran's service-connected disabilities require him to use a motorized scooter for mobility, meeting the criteria for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance. Additionally, his permanent and total disability due to service-connected conditions precludes locomotion without aids like braces or crutches, qualifying him for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (lumbar strain, dysthymia, right shoulder disability, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, and left knee arthritis) require the use of a motorized scooter for mobility, meeting the criteria for aid and attendance. His permanent total disability also precludes locomotion without aids like braces or crutches.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar strain, dysthymia, right shoulder disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, degenerative joint disease of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- June 8, 2018
- Citation
- 18109543
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