The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him helpless and in danger in his daily environment, requiring the regular assistance of another individual on a daily basis to accomplish personal self-care. His service-connected disabilities do not substantially confine him to his dwelling or immediate premises.
The deciding factor: The veteran does not have symptoms and manifestations of service-connected physical and/or mental incapacity that render him helpless and in danger in his daily environment, thereby requiring the regular assistance of another individual on a daily basis to accomplish personal self-care.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic heart disease, Scar as a residual of a shell fragment wound to the left buttock, Residuals of a shell fragment wound to the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 21, 2005
- Citation
- 0501555
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What this means for you
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