The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including posttraumatic stress disorder and various peripheral neuropathies, have rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance. The Board has granted an effective date of September 20, 2019, for the award of SMC based on A&A.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including posttraumatic stress disorder and various peripheral neuropathies, have rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance as evidenced by his inability to perform daily activities without assistance.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder, right lower extremity peripheral artery disease, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, diamond blackfan anemia (diagnosed as diabetes mellitus), left third toe amputation, left lower extremity peripheral artery disease, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve, retinopathy and cataracts, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the femoral nerve, right extremity peripheral neuropathy of the femoral nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- September 11, 2024
- Citation
- A24055411
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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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