The Board found that the appellant's disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for aid and attendance or being housebound.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a factual need for regular aid and attendance, nor did it show substantial confinement to her home due to disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Macular Degeneration, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Gallbladder Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2003
- Citation
- 0316882
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