The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone have resulted in his need for aid and attendance in the activities of daily living, which is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s service-connected disabilities (including PTSD) cause intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living, persistent hallucinations, persistent delusions, and decreased strength resulting in the need for assistance with bathing, food preparation, leaving home, and managing finances.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), low back disability, right upper radiculopathy, bilateral hearing loss, left upper extremity radiculopathy, cervical spine disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19142679
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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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