The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and multiple lower extremity conditions, meet the criteria for a higher rate of Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) under both Section 1114(o) and (r)(1). The SMC will be granted to reflect his need for aid and attendance due to PTSD alone.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in loss of use of both feet, and as to whether he requires aid and attendance solely due to PTSD. This meets the criteria for SMC under Section 1114(o) and (r)(1).
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Left Lower Extremity Gunshot Wound with Osteomyelitis and Diabetic Neuropathy, Right Lower Extremity Diabetic Neuropathy, Prostate Cancer Residuals, Left Upper Extremity Diabetic Neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- November 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19189951
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Granted
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