The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance of another person or being housebound.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities, when evaluated in combination, yield a rating of no more than 60 percent. The evidence does not demonstrate that his service-connected disabilities confine him to his home or prevent him from attending to daily living activities due solely to the disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- arteriosclerotic heart disease, helminthiasis with secondary anemia and malnutrition, peptic ulcer disease with duodenal bulb deformity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- July 25, 2003
- Citation
- 0317647
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings for his service-connected conditions, as well as a TDIU.
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