The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, require the regular aid and attendance of another person due to their severity. The Board finds that SMC based on aid and attendance is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has significant service-connected disabilities, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which necessitate the need for regular aid and attendance.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, shell fragment wound posterior left shoulder, left posterior shoulder area scar, shell fragment wound posterior right leg scar, tinnitus, thrombophlebitis, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II with cataracts, peripheral neuropathy left lower extremity associated with diabetes mellitus type II with cataracts, peripheral neuropathy right lower extremity associated with diabetes mellitus type II with cataracts, hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22042764
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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
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
- 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.
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