The Board found that the appellant is not in need of regular aid and attendance due to her physical and mental ability to perform daily activities without assistance, thus denying the claim for special monthly pension by reason of need for regular aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a need for regular assistance from another person as required for entitlement to special monthly pension by reason of need for regular aid and attendance.
- Claimed conditions
- not specified in the decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0614549
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