The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him helpless or in need of regular aid and attendance, nor does he meet the criteria for housebound status. As a result, his claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance or housebound status was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the veteran's service-connected disabilities caused him to be permanently bedridden or in need of regular aid and assistance due to daily living activities.
- Claimed conditions
- status-post fracture of the right pubic rami with fusion of the sacroiliac joint, status-post fracture of the left ankle distal fibula with excision of malunited medial malleolus with post-traumatic arthritis of the left ankle, traumatic rupture of the urethra, healed, surgical scar, status-post fracture of the left ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0828765
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