The veteran is granted special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his multiple service-connected disabilities, including degenerative joint disease of various joints and arrhythmia. He does not meet criteria for housebound status.
The deciding factor: The veteran's disabilities render him unable to care for daily personal needs without assistance from others and unable to protect himself from hazards of daily living.
- Claimed conditions
- Arrythmia, Degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, Degenerative joint disease of the left knee, Degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder, Degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, Degenerative joint disease of the right knee, Degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder, Degenerative joint disease of the thoracic spine with kyphosis, Hearing loss, History of prostate cancer with residual bowel leakage, History of prostate cancer with residual urinary frequency, Hypercholesterolemia, Seborrheic keratosis, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- February 12, 2004
- Citation
- 0404170
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What this means for you
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