The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him incapable of performing his activities of daily living and require regular aid and assistance to protect him from hazards.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in functional impairment, necessitating care or assistance on a regular basis due to impaired function of the arms and legs caused by peripheral neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder, prostate cancer, ischemic heart disease, diabetic nephropathy, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, diabetes, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, stasis dermatitis, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2018
- Citation
- 18144014
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