The veteran's non-service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need of regular aid and attendance or being housebound.
The deciding factor: The veteran's medical conditions, when considered in conjunction with each other, do not result in his inability to care for most of his daily personal needs without regular personal assistance from others, nor do they result in an inability to protect himself from the hazards and dangers of his daily environment.
- Claimed conditions
- Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, Diabetic retinopathy, Neuropathy, Arthrosclerosis, Status post bilateral orchiectomy, Status post cholecystectomy and recurrent gallstone pancreatitis, Pseudophakia with intraocular left eye lens implant, Mature cataract of the right eye, Status post right knee arthrostomy, Chronic bilateral maxillary sinusitis, Dysthymic disorder, Status post multiple nephrolithectomy with right nephrolithiasis and pyelolithiasis, Low back pain, Status post duodenal ulcer, Gastroesophageal reflux with positive h pylori test and anemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0632054
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,242 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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