The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have been found to render him unable to physically care for himself, thereby granting special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities cause him to need regular aid and attendance of another individual.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain, osteoarthritis of the right knee, bilateral pes planus with degenerative arthritis, right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, left upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, lumbar degeneration disc disease, right knee osteoarthritis, scar medical aspect of the left great toe, multiple small scattered arthroscopic scars, scar, top of the right great toe, right ring finger pip joint contracture, scar of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25055998
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,893 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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