The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him so helpless as to be in need of regular aid and attendance, warranting SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities make it impossible for him to perform activities of daily living without assistance.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sleep apnea, status post right carpal and lateral epicondylar release with residual right hand radial neuropathy, patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative joint disease of the right knee, lumbar spine strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, tinnitus, left wrist strain, left lower extremity radiculopathy, hallux limitus/rigidus of the right great toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18142281
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What this means for you
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