The Board denied the veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on need for aid and attendance or at the housebound rate, finding that he does not meet the criteria for either benefit.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the veteran is substantially confined to his dwelling and immediate premises, nor was he in need of regular aid and assistance due to disability. The combined rating of his disabilities (60%) did not meet the threshold required for housebound status or special monthly pension based on need for aid and attendance.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a gunshot wound of the left wrist, shortening of the right leg, peripheral vascular disease with intermittent claudication, generalized arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure, substance abuse disorder, alcohol dependence, absent right testicle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 24, 2003
- Citation
- 0328938
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