The veteran's disabilities, including his service-connected and nonservice-connected conditions, render him unable to care for himself and perform tasks incident to daily living. The Board finds that the need for regular aid and attendance is established based on the veteran's substantial reliance on his brother.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran was in need of the aid or attendance of someone else in the ordinary activities of daily living, including personal hygiene needs.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of stress fracture of the distal right third metatarsal, nonservice-connected cognitive disorder and personality disorder, multiple laminectomies with fusion at L4-S1, arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASHD) with hypertension, repair right inguinal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- July 10, 2003
- Citation
- 0315423
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