The Board finds that the Veteran is in need of personal care services for a minimum of six continuous months due to an inability to complete ADLs such as bathing, dressing himself, and toileting.

The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrates that the Veteran requires assistance from his Family Caregiver Applicant when completing these tasks as a result of his service-connected disabilities.

Claimed conditions

bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy with loss of use of both feet, mechanical low back pain with degenerative disc disease and spinal stenosis, upper extremity radiculopathy, cervical spinal degenerative arthritis and disc disease, fecal and bladder incontinence

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

December 15, 2025

Citation

A25108093

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