The Veteran's need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities, including his right shoulder and bilateral knee conditions, is established from October 1, 2021. SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran requires assistance with feeding himself, preparing meals, attending to personal hygiene, managing medication, and handling finances due to his service-connected disabilities, particularly his right shoulder and bilateral knee conditions, which limit his mobility and ability to perform daily activities independently.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder, status post total knee replacement with severe painful motion and/or weakness of the left knee, residuals, tinea pedis, plantar warts and calluses of the feet, degenerative joint disease of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2024
- Citation
- A24074937
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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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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinea pedis and dismissed the claims for tinnitus, multiple sclerosis, neck condition, and low back condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to a need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and updated VA treatment records.
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