The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render her in need of regular aid and attendance, as she was able to perform many self-care functions.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected conditions did not result in such severe physical limitations or mental incapacity that she required constant care from another person.
- Claimed conditions
- unstable bladder with incontinence of urine, hysterectomy with bilateral salpingectomy, small bowel obstruction with lysis of adhesions and arteriovenous malformations, loss of use of the right foot due to complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), pes planus, left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2008
- Citation
- 0821875
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's gynecological pathology, including uterine muscle pain, pelvic congestion syndrome with iliac vein stent placement, and hysterectomy with bilateral salpingectomy, is presumed to be related to her service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for pes planus, right foot and left foot.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran was granted a disability rating of 100 percent for the period from June 17, 2021 to September 17, 2021 and a 30 percent rating thereafter for her gynecological disability, including hysterectomy with bilateral salpingectomy. She was also granted an effective date of June 17, 2021 for special monthly compensation based upon loss of use of a creative organ.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various foot and hand disorders due to a failure to ensure that VA complied with its duty to assist the Veteran.
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