The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) as he does not have a single 100% disability and is not permanently confined to his immediate premises due to his service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's combined disability evaluation is 100%, but no single service-connected disability meets the criteria for a 100% rating, nor are his disabilities so severe as to confine him to his dwelling or immediate premises.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"PTSD"}, {"condition_name":"Left wrist muscle impairment"}, {"condition_name":"Posttraumatic headaches with dizziness"}, {"condition_name":"Left elbow impairment"}, {"condition_name":"Chronic neck strain"}, {"condition_name":"Left ulnar nerve impairment"}, {"condition_name":"Residual scars of the forehead and lip"}, {"condition_name":"Degenerative arthritis of the left wrist"}, {"condition_name":"Scar of the left wrist"}, {"condition_name":"Lumbar spine degenerative disc disease"}, {"condition_name":"Tinnitus"}, {"condition_name":"Right lower extremity sciatica"}, {"condition_name":"Seizure disorder"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral hearing loss"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19196285
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What this means for you
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