The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities and is also granted special monthly compensation for aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's combined total rating from his service-connected disabilities meets the schedular criteria for TDIU, and he requires regular assistance with activities such as toileting, bathing, dressing, cooking, and ambulating due to his service-connected disabilities, meeting the criteria for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance.
- Claimed conditions
- Right upper extremity tremor, Stooped posture, Left upper extremity tremor, Right lower extremity muscle rigidity, Tinnitus, Bilateral hearing loss, Urinary incontinence, Speech changes with slurring words, Sleep disturbance
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- January 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21001461
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What this means for you
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