The Board has granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, which include a mid-thigh amputation of the right leg, depression, various scars, tendon injuries, and neurological conditions. The decision is effective as of the date of the rating decision.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran requires regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, including physical limitations from his above-the-knee amputation and other medical conditions such as depression, scars, and neurological issues.
- Claimed conditions
- mid-thigh amputation of the right leg, depression (NOS), scars of the left forearm, left leg, and right arm, tendon and muscle injuries of the 5th finger of the right hand with open fracture, adductor muscle loss of the medial thigh with limitation of motion of the right hip, tinnitus, ulnar neuropathy of the right hand and forearm, femoral neuropathy of the right medial thigh, traumatic brain injury (TBI) without residuals, cervical strain, rupture of the right tympanic membrane, low back scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 11, 2020
- Citation
- 20010700
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran experienced tinnitus during his active duty service.
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