The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper and lower extremity.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran requires regular aid and attendance due to severe bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, which causes loss of use of both feet and inability to dress or undress himself or keep himself ordinarily clean and presentable. This necessitates care or assistance on a regular basis to protect him from hazards or dangers incident to his daily environment.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of bilateral lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25025320
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.
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