The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to adequately attend to his daily living needs without regular aid and attendance, thus granting special monthly compensation based on this need.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's memory loss due to PTSD, combined with physical limitations from multiple service-connected conditions, rendered him in need of assistance for protection against hazards in his daily environment.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with depressive features, muscle atrophy, left thigh, residuals of shell fragment wound to left lower extremity with knee and muscle damage and multiple small scars, degenerative arthritis of left knee joint, degenerative disc disease, cervical spine, degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine, residual soft tissue scarring resulting from multiple shell fragment wounds, tinnitus, radiculopathy, left lower extremity, radiculopathy, right lower extremity, erectile dysfunction, hallux rigidus, right foot, hallux rigidus, left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- August 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19161294
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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.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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