Partly granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance from May 25, 2022.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him so disabled that he requires regular aid and attendance from May 25, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc and joint disease of the lumbosacral spine with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- 25003125
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