The Board has denied the veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance due to her inability to require regular aid and assistance, as defined by VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the appellant can perform most of her daily activities independently, including bathing herself, dressing, attending to hygiene needs, preparing meals, performing household chores, and walking short distances with a cane or umbrella. She does not meet the criteria for needing regular aid and attendance as defined by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- status post total right knee replacement, history of radical hysterectomy, arterial hypertension, history of lumbar laminectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0612460
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Decisions by this judge: 2,645 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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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 0612460.
What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for right knee disabilities due to an inadequate medical opinion that failed to account for medication effects.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the claims for entitlement to service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and entitlement to DIC under 38 U.S.C. §1151, as there was no evidence that any of the listed conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a rating of 60 percent, but not higher, for status post total right knee replacement from January 1, 2022, and thereafter.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an addendum opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability, as the previous VA examination was found to be inadequate.
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