The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran requires assistance with daily activities such as feeding himself, bathing, and managing medications due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Persistent Depressive Disorder, Radiculopathy of the Right Lower Extremity, Sciatic Nerve, Degenerative Arthritis with Facet Arthrosis of the Lumbosacral Spine and IVDS, Radiculopathy of the Left Lower Extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25047417
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.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD, a TDIU prior to July 13, 2019, and increased ratings for the lumbar spine disability and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for degenerative disc disease with spinal stenosis, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's back disability, radiculopathy of both lower extremities, limitation of pronation and flexion of the right elbow, and scarring, but granted a 40 percent rating from March 26, 2024 to September 17, 2024.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection.
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