The veteran's disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension on account of aid and attendance or housebound status.
The deciding factor: The veteran is rated permanently and totally disabled, but his disabilities do not render him incapable of self-care or necessitate regular aid and attendance from another person.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the spine, bilateral pseudophakia (cataract surgery), chronic bilateral blepharitis and allergic conjunctivitis, diabetes mellitus, limitation of motion of the neck and osteoarthritis, anxiety disorder, headaches, history of duodenal ulcer disease, right inguinal hernioplasty, benign prostatic hypertrophy, limitation of motion of the shoulder and hands with osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- July 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0019682
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Dismissed
The appeals for restoration of ratings and for a higher disability rating were dismissed as the April 2025 rating decision did not make final decisions on these issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus to obtain further medical opinions regarding their potential relationship to toxic exposures during active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and bilateral knee strain to obtain additional medical opinions.
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