Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities cause him to require the regular aid and attendance of another person, thus granting special monthly compensation.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a factual need for aid and attendance based on the Veteran's inability to dress, bathe, or manage medications without assistance.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, right lower extremity radiculopathy associated with lumbosacral strain, left lower extremity radiculopathy associated with lumbosacral strain, left knee strain with meniscal tear, right shoulder scar, lumbosacral strain, tinnitus, right hip strain left hip strain, right hip strain limitation of extension, left hip strain limitation of extension, right hip strain limitation of flexion and left hip strain limitation of flexion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25109128
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