The veteran's need for regular aid and attendance is not due to his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder, and he is not permanently housebound by reason of his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support that the veteran's sole service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder causes him to be in need of regular aid and attendance or to be housebound.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Degenerative Disc Disease of the Lumbar Spine, Migraine, Obesity, Osteomyelitis of Hands, Knees and Ankles, Congenital Heart Failure, Hepatitis C, Incontinence, Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Morbid Obesity, Chronic Lumbar Strain, Sleep Apnea, Left Shoulder Bursitis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2009
- Citation
- 0903645
What this means for you
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