The Board finds that the veteran's need for regular aid and attendance of another person meets the criteria for special monthly pension benefits, based on his multiple nonservice-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The veteran requires daily personal health care services due to his physical limitations and disabilities, which necessitates assistance from others.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery bypass times four, myositis and osteoarthritis of spine, depressive disorder, peripheral vascular insufficiency of the left lower extremity, peripheral vascular insufficiency of the right lower extremity, diabetes mellitus, high blood pressure, hypertrophy of the left testicular mass, bilateral cataract with status post surgery left pterygium
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- February 19, 2004
- Citation
- 0404654
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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