The veteran's disabilities, including diabetic neuropathy and degenerative joint disease of the extremity joints, have resulted in substantial confinement to his dwelling and immediate premises. The Board has granted special monthly pension on account of being housebound.
The deciding factor: The veteran's multiple disabling conditions, particularly those affecting mobility such as diabetic neuropathy and degenerative joint disease, have rendered him substantially confined to his home and immediate surroundings.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic neuropathy, degenerative joint disease of the extremity joints, chronic low back pain, dorsolumbar spondylosis and spondylolisthesis L4-L5, varicose veins with peripherovascular insufficiency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2004
- Citation
- 0400909
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Decisions by this judge: 1,175 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic low back pain was incurred in service and continues to this day, granting her claim for service connection.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to insufficient examination addressing all aspects of his service-connected diabetes mellitus, including diabetic neuropathy.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
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