The veteran's nonservice-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status.
The deciding factor: The veteran does not have a single disability rated at 100% nor is he permanently housebound due to his disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- proliferative diabetic retinopathy with prominent laser marks, diabetes mellitus with peripheral neuropathy, generalized psoriasis, depression with anxiety
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2004
- Citation
- 0407916
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What this means for you
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