The Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in the need for regular aid and attendance, warranting special monthly compensation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requires assistance with daily activities due to his service-connected conditions, necessitating aid and attendance.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder with major depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, migraine headaches associated with bilateral keratoconus with left corneal transplant, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral keratoconus with left corneal transplant, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, bilateral tinea pedis with pseudofolliculitis barbae, tinnitus, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease, left index finger fracture, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25036665
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 21, 2021, for the grant of service connection for hypertension.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, service connection for right ear hearing loss, and bilateral vision condition was dismissed. Service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, and coronary artery disease was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
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