The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to perform daily functions or substantially confined as a result of his service-connected conditions, thus denying special monthly compensation in the form of aid and attendance or housebound benefits.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the threshold requirements for entitlement to aid and attendance or housebound benefits due to their inability to independently perform daily functions or substantial confinement as a result of his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of comminuted fractures of the right tibia and right fibula with paralysis of the peroneal nerve, multiple sclerosis with dysmetria and decreased sensation of the left upper extremity, multiple sclerosis with dysmetria of the fingers and decreased sensation of the right hand, multiple sclerosis with ataxic gait, decreased sensation in the toes and left footdrop, residual scar of the left thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2000
- Citation
- 0015151
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- Denied
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