The Board found that the veteran's disabilities do not meet the criteria for a higher rate of pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance or at the housebound rate.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the appellant was in need of regular aid and assistance, nor did it demonstrate that he needed to be permanently housebound due to his disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"old, healed residuals of trauma to the proximal phalanges of the right great toe"}, {"conditionName":"status post lumbar diskectomy with fusion with flatback syndrome and severe low back pain"}, {"conditionName":"bilateral leg pain and left lower weakness"}, {"conditionName":"slight limitation of motion of the cervical spine with left upper weakness and tingling"}, {"conditionName":"traumatic arthritis with history of status post left medial meniscectomy"}, {"conditionName":"traumatic arthritis, right knee"}, {"conditionName":"visual field impairment"}, {"conditionName":"traumatic arthritis, thoracic spine"}, {"conditionName":"minimal varicose veins on both calves"}, {"conditionName":"mild allergic rhinitis"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0003873
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