The Board granted service connection for a below-the-knee amputation of the left leg and special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance/housebound.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted due to a positive nexus opinion linking the condition to active duty, and SMC was granted as the Veteran requires regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- below-the-knee amputation of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091436
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 931 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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