The veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person or housebound status due to nonservice-connected disability is denied as he does not meet the criteria for such benefits.
The deciding factor: VA medical examination found that the veteran was able to dress himself, take care of his activities of daily living, and protect himself from hazards within his environment without regular assistance.
- Claimed conditions
- Expressive Aphasia, Residuals of Cerebrovascular Accident
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2004
- Citation
- 0413622
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Decisions by this judge: 292 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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