The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her in need of the regular aid and attendance of another person, granting special monthly compensation based on this need.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the Veteran's contentions regarding her need for the regular aid and attendance of another person due to functional limitations from her service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis of the spine, intervertebral disc syndrome, radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities, migraine headaches, sinusitis, tinnitus, allergic rhinitis, traumatic brain injury (TBI), vertigo, left shoulder rotator cuff tear with SLAP lesion, glenohumeral, acromioclavicular, and post traumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24071135
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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