The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him so helpless as to require the regular aid and attendance of another person to perform personal care functions of everyday living or to protect himself from hazards and dangerous incidents.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has multiple service-connected conditions that render him unable to perform daily activities without assistance, necessitating aid and attendance.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder (MDD) and anxious distress, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), right upper extremity (RUE) radiculopathy, migraine headaches, left upper extremity (LUE) radiculopathy, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy, GERD, tinnitus, left knee disability, right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 19, 2022
- Citation
- A22021128
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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