The Veteran's need for aid and attendance is granted due to his service-connected disabilities, with the Board finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether it is solely due to these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's need for aid and attendance was solely due to his service-connected disabilities, including multiple conditions such as coronary artery disease, nephropathy, prostate cancer residuals, peripheral neuropathy, stab wound residuals, history of hemopneumothorax, and residual hematoma.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, nephropathy, prostate cancer residuals, peripheral neuropathy in each of the extremities, stab wound residuals to the back, history of hemopneumothorax, residuals of hematoma of the left thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20041498
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What this means for you
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