The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him in need of regular aid and attendance, meeting the criteria for special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(l).
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder with anxiety, lumbosacral strain, right upper extremity radiculopathy, hypertension with cardiomegaly, renal insufficiency, migraine headaches, left upper extremity weakness, left facial palsy, cervical strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity weakness, cerebral vascular accident residuals, pseudofolliculitis barbae, appendectomy scar residuals, and retinal holes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24073559
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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