The Board has determined that the veteran is not in need of regular aid and attendance due to his multiple disabilities, as he can still perform most of his daily personal needs without assistance.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the appellant is unable to care for most of his daily personal needs without regular personal assistance from others or incapable of protecting himself from hazards and dangers incident to his daily environment.
- Claimed conditions
- Chest pain, Right ear chondritis, Lumbosacral spine pain, Shoulder pain, Back pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2001
- Citation
- 0127553
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all pending claims and appeals, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.
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