The veteran's disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for aid and attendance or being housebound. His claim of mental incompetence was also denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran does not have a single disability rated as 100% disabling, nor is he blind, bedridden, or housebound due to his disabilities. The medical evidence did not support the conclusion that he requires regular aid and attendance or is mentally incompetent.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral excision of eye cataracts with intraocular lens implant, status post-operative right eye retina detachment with loss of vision, arterial hypertension, degenerative joint disease of the spine, cognitive disorder not otherwise specified, histrionic personality, left groin prostatic hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 23, 2001
- Citation
- 0108576
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