The Board has determined that the Veteran is in need of regular aid and attendance by another person due to her service-connected disabilities, which include PTSD, urinary incontinence, migraines, pelvic inflammatory disease, irritable bowel syndrome, knee conditions, and sexual arousal disorder. The decision grants SMC based on this need.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's multiple service-connected conditions, including PTSD, urinary incontinence, migraines, and various joint issues, have significantly impacted her ability to perform daily activities independently, necessitating the aid of another person for assistance with personal care and household tasks.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with insomnia disorder, urinary incontinence with secondary bladder sling surgeries and recurrent urinary tract infections associated with pelvic inflammatory disease with adhesions, human papilloma virus (HPV) tubal ligation, migraine headaches, pelvic inflammatory disease with adhesions, HPV, tubal ligation, irritable bowel syndrome, left knee arthroscopy, chondroplasty medial femoral condyle with osteoarthritis with residual scarring, temporomandibular joint disorder with bruxism associated with PTSD, right knee osteoarthritis, scar, status post left knee total arthroplasty, female sexual arousal disorder associated with PTSD, scars on abdomen associated with urinary incontinence with secondary bladder sling surgeries and recurrent urinary tract infections
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2023
- Citation
- 23045035
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