The veteran's disabilities render him unable to independently care for his daily personal needs on a regular basis without assistance from another person, meeting the criteria for special monthly pension by reason of being in need of aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The veteran has significant physical impairment affecting multiple body systems (varicose veins, diabetes mellitus, arthritis, etc.), which necessitates regular aid and attendance to perform daily personal functions.
- Claimed conditions
- varicose veins of the left lower extremity, varicose veins of the right lower extremity, diabetes mellitus, degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbar spine, gout, hypertension, degenerative joint disease (DJD) of both hips and knees, rhabdomyolysis with acute renal failure, right inguinal hernioplasty, pterygium, hemorrhoidectomy, anxiety reaction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0103627
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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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