The veteran's disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound.
The deciding factor: The veteran does not have a single permanent disability rated 100% disabling under the Rating Schedule, nor is he substantially confined to his dwelling or immediate premises due to multiple disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- status post decompressive lumbar laminectomy with arthritic change, arthritic changes of digits 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the right hand, status post decompressive cervical laminectomy with arthritic changes, arthritic changes of digits 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the left hand, generalized anxiety disorder, arthritic changes of the right wrist, arthritic changes of the left wrist, type II diabetes mellitus, greater trochanter bursitis involving the left hip, degenerative change of the thoracic spine, hypertension, imbalance, benign prostatic hypertrophy, history of erectile dysfunction, seborrheic dermatitis, post operative residuals of cholecystectomy, scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2002
- Citation
- 0201237
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