The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound.
The deciding factor: The veteran has a combined disability evaluation of 70 percent, which does not qualify him for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance. The evidence shows that he can manage his daily routine activities with minimal assistance from his daughter and is capable of managing his benefit payments independently.
- Claimed conditions
- shrapnel wound of the left leg, osteomyelitis, ischemic heart disease, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 22, 2003
- Citation
- 0336066
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