The Board has determined that the Veteran required assistance in accomplishing activities of daily living and was unable to protect himself from hazards due to his service-connected disabilities, leading to a grant of SMC based on need for aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's service-connected conditions, particularly his left leg shell fragment wound disability, required regular assistance in performing daily activities and protecting him from environmental dangers.
- Claimed conditions
- left great toe amputation with loss of metatarsal bone, residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left leg, compound comminuted fracture of the tibia and fibula, retained foreign bodies, and damage to muscle groups XI and XII, left second toe amputation with loss of the metatarsal head, osteomyelitis of the left tibia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 4, 2020
- Citation
- 20038484
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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