Granted
The Veteran is entitled to special monthly pension benefits by reason of being housebound due to his age and disability rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran meets the criteria for special monthly pension at the housebound rate as he is over 65 years old and has a combined disability evaluation of 90 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0906799
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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