The Board granted service connection for a back disability, special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance, and total disability based on individual unemployability. The claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for right toe removal and rating in excess of 40 percent for left hip disability were denied.
The deciding factor: The Board granted service connection for the back disability due to continuity of symptoms since service, awarded special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance as the Veteran's service-connected disabilities required regular aid and attendance, and granted total disability based on individual unemployability. The claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for right toe removal and rating in excess of 40 percent for left hip disability were denied due to a lack of evidence supporting the Veteran's assertions.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability, right toe removal, left hip disability (posttraumatic degenerative arthritis), right hip disability (chronic right hip strain)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091710
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Decisions by this judge: 696 · Granted: 63% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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