The veteran's spouse is granted special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance due to her physical incapacity requiring regular assistance.
The deciding factor: The appellant was found physically incapacitated such that she requires care or assistance on a regular basis to protect herself from hazards in her daily environment, meeting the criteria for aid and attendance.
- Claimed conditions
- atherosclerotic heart disease with coronary artery disease, dilated left ventricle with mild cardiomegaly, congestive heart failure with mitral regurgitation, decreased systolic function, pseudoaneurysm of the left femoral artery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0801560
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for atherosclerotic heart disease with coronary artery disease, status post myocardial infarctions. The issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertension remains pending and will be remanded for further development.
- Denied
The veteran's atherosclerotic heart disease with coronary artery disease is currently rated at 10 percent, and his erectile dysfunction does not warrant a compensable rating.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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