The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render her in need of aid and attendance or housebound, thus the claim for special monthly compensation by reason of being in need of aid and attendance or on account of being housebound is denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected conditions are not severe enough to require regular aid and attendance or prevent her from living independently.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive neurosis, varicose veins of the left leg, scars of the wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- April 27, 2007
- Citation
- 0712330
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal of the denial of readjudication of entitlement to service connection for depression, depressive neurosis is dismissed due to a Notice of Disagreement being duplicative of an earlier one.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea is granted. The claims for varicose veins of the right leg and left leg are remanded due to insufficient evidence.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a left upper extremity nerve condition and remanded the claims for varicose veins of both legs due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbar spine condition L4-5, varicose veins of the left leg, and varicose veins of the right leg due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
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