The Veteran's service-connected conditions have rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance, which has been granted for special monthly compensation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to dress or undress himself, keep himself clean and presentable, and protect himself from hazards due to his neuropathy and other conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- acne, diabetes mellitus, type II, peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity, peripheral vascular/arterial disease, left lower extremity, peripheral vascular/arterial disease, right lower extremity, low back disability including degenerative disc disease, erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer status post radiation therapy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20033670
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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