The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on need of regular aid and attendance or being housebound.
The deciding factor: The veteran's combined rating is 100%, but he does not qualify for increased benefits for aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities alone, nor does he have a single service-connected disability rated as 100% that would allow him to meet the basic requirement for special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1114(s).
- Claimed conditions
- thrombophlebitis of right leg, thrombophlebitis of left leg, residuals of pulmonary emboli, residues of acute renal failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2003
- Citation
- 0308355
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