The VA denied the appellant's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to her disabilities, which do not render her unable to care for most of her daily needs without requiring A&A.
The deciding factor: The appellant’s disabilities did not meet the criteria for needing regular aid and attendance as defined by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- uncontrolled non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, right eye pseudophakia with an intraocular lens implant, mature left eye cataract, left patellectomy, osteoarthritis and degenerative joint disease of the knee and hand joints, stable, controlled high blood pressure, incomplete right bundle branch block, manifestations of diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, lumbar vertebral compression fracture of L2-3, lumbar radiculitis, osteopenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0617191
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What this means for you
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