The Board has determined that the Veteran requires regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, low back disability, peripheral vascular diseases of both lower extremities, diabetes mellitus, tinnitus, radiculopathy of both lower extremities, erectile dysfunction, onychomycosis, hypertension, and skin cancer. As a result, the Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his low back disability and coronary artery disease, severely limit his mobility and require regular assistance to protect him from daily environmental hazards.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, low back disability, peripheral vascular disease of the right lower extremity, peripheral vascular disease of the left lower extremity, diabetes mellitus, tinnitus, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, erectile dysfunction, onychomycosis of the bilateral great toenails, hypertension, skin cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 23, 2026
- Citation
- A26015888
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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