The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance of another person due to service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not show that any service-connected disability required regular assistance from another person.
The deciding factor: The symptoms and functional impairment associated with the Veteran’s service-connected conditions were not severe enough to require regular aid and attendance, as they did not result in inability to dress or undress himself, keep himself clean, feed himself, adjust prosthetic appliances without help, attend to his wants of nature, or protect him from hazards.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, diabetes mellitus type II, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, tinnitus, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (sciatic), left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (sciatic), bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- March 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22017978
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- Granted
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has granted service connection for PTSD and Mood Disorders, both presumed conditions under the PACT Act.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
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