The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him so helpless as to require the regular aid and attendance of another person, resulting in a grant of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s service-connected conditions necessitate his reliance on his wife for daily activities and protection from hazards due to physical and cognitive limitations.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), atherosclerotic heart disease, SFW, left calf with intermittent drainage from scarring and sensory changes, SFW left medial hamstring, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, residuals of non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, SFW scarring, left hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18117800
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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