The Veteran's conditions, while disabling, do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on housebound status as he does not have a single permanent disability rated at 100% or more and is not permanently confined to his home.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has multiple disabilities but none that are rated at 100%, nor is he permanently confined to his home, thus failing the criteria for special monthly pension based on housebound status.
- Claimed conditions
- Myocardial Infarction with Hypertension and History of Atrial Fibrillation, Left Nephrectomy for Hypernephroma (1974), Compression Fracture of L4 and Sciatica, Left Shoulder Fracture, Right Medial Epicondylitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 14, 2009
- Citation
- 0930565
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