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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2004
- Citation
- 0407916
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 504 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0407916.
What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Denied
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