The Veteran's combined disability rating is 100 percent, but he does not have a single disability rated at 100 percent. The Board finds that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone do not result in the need for aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are insufficient to meet the criteria for SMC based on permanent need for aid and attendance as determined by his combined rating of 100% does not include a single disability rated at 100%. The Board also found that the Veteran's service-connected conditions do not alone result in the need for aid and attendance.
- Claimed conditions
- type II diabetes mellitus, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, dialabetic nephropathy with aggravated hypertension, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, deep and superficial venous insufficiency of right lower extremity, deep and superficial venous insufficiency of left lower extremity, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, femoral nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, femoral nerve, hyperthyroidism, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2024
- Citation
- A24075020
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- Partly granted
The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) housebound status, but dismissed the claims for initial ratings in excess of 40 percent for lumbosacral spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Partly granted
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection and granted initial 40 percent ratings for left upper extremity CTS, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings, finding that the evidence did not support an earlier date of entitlement or a higher rating based on the current medical findings.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, finding that the conditions are related to in-service herbicide agent exposure.
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