The Veteran's service-connected right and left knee disabilities require the aid and attendance of another person, which grants him special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s service-connected knee disabilities prevent him from attending to his daily needs and require regular assistance due to their severity.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee degenerative joint disease with meniscus tear, left knee internal derangement with traumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20021916
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