The veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him so helpless as to be unable to care for himself or protect himself from the dangers or hazards incident to his daily environment, nor are they substantially confined to his dwelling and immediate premises. Therefore, SMC based on need for aid and attendance of another person, or housebound status, is denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him helpless as to care for himself or protect from dangers incident to daily environment, nor are they substantially confined to his dwelling and immediate premises.
- Claimed conditions
- surgical absence, left hip joint, gastric ulcer, bilateral defective hearing
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- February 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0002956
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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