The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him in need of regular aid and attendance or housebound, thus denying his claim for special monthly compensation.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected conditions do not substantially impair his ability to perform daily activities without significant assistance from another person.
- Claimed conditions
- left below the knee amputation, degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine with radiculopathy, psoriasis dermatitis of the left thigh with hidradenitis, postoperative, degenerative arthritis of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2005
- Citation
- 0505623
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The appeals seeking an effective date prior to November 8, 2011, for the award of a TDIU rating and an effective date prior to November 8, 2011, for the award of basic eligibility to DEA are dismissed.,Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 60 percent for left below the knee amputation is denied. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not satisfy the criteria for SMC at the (o) rate, the maximum rate authorized under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(p), or SMC at the rate intermediate between the rates authorized under (n) and (o) and SMC at the (k) rate.,Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for amputation of the right second toe from October 29, 2012, to November 14, 2012, is denied. The Veteran underwent a right below the knee amputation due to non-healing of his right second toe.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to inadequate medical opinions in the original decision. The issues of service connection are being addressed.
- Dismissed
The Board has granted service connection for various hip, ankle, and knee conditions. However, the Veteran did not appeal these decisions to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC), so the claims are dismissed.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed as he withdrew his appeal with respect to all the issues.
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