The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and peripheral neuropathies affecting his lower extremities, have resulted in the need for aid and attendance of another person. The Board has determined that the criteria for SMC based on aid and attendance are met.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the Veteran requires regular assistance due to his service-connected PTSD, which affects his ability to perform daily activities such as dressing, eating, grooming, and managing medications.
- Claimed conditions
- Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), residuals of prostate cancer with urinary dysfunction, diabetes mellitus, Type II with nephropathy, peripheral neuropathy left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy left lower extremity, heart pacemaker
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- September 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24054651
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has identified errors in the duty to assist and remands the claims for further development, including obtaining private medical records and researching whether the Veteran's service on USS NEOSHO exposed him to herbicides.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for PTSD, and the Court has ordered a remand due to the Veteran not being provided notice of his right to a hearing before the RO.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for further development regarding his exposure at Fort McClellan, including toxic exposures. The Board will consider all evidence and determine if there is a nexus between the claimed conditions and these exposures.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II (DM II), erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy in both upper and lower extremities, hypothyroidism, and dermatitis (claimed as chloracne) based on the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.
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