The Veteran is eligible for a certificate of eligibility for specially adapted housing due to his service-connected disabilities that preclude locomotion without the aid of braces, canes and/or a wheelchair.,The Veteran's service-connected disabilities require regular aid and attendance, warranting special monthly compensation based on the need for the aid and attendance of another person.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s service-connected disabilities result in loss of use of both lower extremities due to his right thigh injury with retained foreign bodies, neurogenic bladder associated with diabetes, nephropathy associated with diabetes, fractures, shrapnel wounds to the right forearm and bilateral knees, peripheral neuropathies, degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, diabetes, tinnitus, left hip limitation of flexion, and right upper extremity and lower extremity disabilities. These conditions preclude locomotion without the aid of braces, canes and/or a wheelchair.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of shrapnel wound to the right thigh with retained foreign bodies, neurogenic bladder associated with diabetes, nephropathy associated with diabetes, residuals of fracture to the right forearm with retained foreign bodies, residuals of shrapnel wound to the right upper quadrant, residuals of shrapnel wounds to the right lower extremity with retained foreign bodies and osteoarthritis of the right knee, residuals of shrapnel wounds to the left lower extremity with retained foreign bodies and osteoarthritis of the left knee, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity associated with diabetes, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity associated with diabetes, degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, diabetes, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20057393
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What this means for you
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- 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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