The Veteran was granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the (l) level based on need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to service-connected disabilities from April 19, 2007, to March 19, 2012.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran required care or assistance on a regular basis with dressing and undressing himself, keeping himself ordinarily clean and presentable, and to protect him from the hazards or dangers incident to his daily environment due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- lung cancer, adrenal gland cancer of both kidneys, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), paralysis of the right common peroneal nerve with foot drop, low back disability, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, cervical spine disability, right hip disability, left elbow contusion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- July 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19153356
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Decisions by this judge: 1,990 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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