The Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in the need for aid and assistance on a regular basis to feed himself, keep himself clean and presentable, and protect him from the hazards or dangers inherent in his daily environment. As such, the claim for SMC based on the need for aid and attendance is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in the inability to dress and feed himself due to neck and back disabilities, requiring constant assistance with daily living activities.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, migraine headaches, right and left extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities, degenerative disease of the cervical spine, degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, bilateral wrist scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 20, 2019
- Citation
- A19003784
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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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- Dismissed
The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for major depressive disorder is dismissed as moot because the earliest effective date was granted during the pendency of this appeal.
- Granted
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