The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him disabled to the extent that he requires regular aid and assistance of another person, warranting SMC based on the need for aid and attendance from August 7, 2014.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including psychomotor epilepsy with absence seizure disorder, depressive disorder, chronic sinusitis, migraines, right knee strain and patellar tendinitis, left eyelid myokymia and epiphora/ocular discomfort, benign paroxysmal position vertigo, anosmia (loss of sense of smell), hypogeusia (loss of sense of taste), left side facial scar, left knee ACL strain, injury to the trigeminal nerve, noncompensable left hand thumb sprain, noncompensable left thumb scar, and noncompensable pseudofolliculitis barbae, have rendered him disabled to the extent that he requires regular aid and assistance of another person.
- Claimed conditions
- psychomotor epilepsy with absence seizure disorder, depressive disorder and cognitive disorder residual of encephalomalacia, chronic sinusitis, migraines, right knee strain and patellar tendinitis, left eyelid myokymia and epiphora/ocular discomfort, benign paroxysmal position vertigo, anosmia (loss of sense of smell), hypogeusia (loss of sense of taste), left side facial scar, left knee ACL strain, injury to the trigeminal nerve, noncompensable left hand thumb sprain, noncompensable left thumb scar, noncompensable pseudofolliculitis barbae
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 27, 2021
- Citation
- A21017351
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