The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including back conditions and lower extremity radiculopathy, have rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance due to his physical limitations. The Board has granted SMC based on the need for aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities significantly limit his ability to perform activities of daily living, including dressing, feeding himself, attending to personal hygiene needs, and traveling. These conditions necessitate regular assistance from another person.
- Claimed conditions
- swelling of right lower extremity, chronic swelling of left lower extremity, dyshidrotic eczema hands, feet, legs and groin, urinary voiding dysfunction, decreased sensation of right leg, decreased sensation of left leg, lumbar degenerative arthritis, left foot hallux valgus limitus with metatarsalgia and degenerative changes, right foot hallux valgus limitus with metatarsalgia and degenerative changes, hearing loss, tinnitus, left lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy, right lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy, traumatic deviated septum
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24082094
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What this means for you
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