The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for SMC based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status since June 23, 2008.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran is bedridden or helpless due to his service-connected disabilities, nor does it demonstrate an inability to care for daily personal needs without assistance from others.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety, Dysthymia, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Degenerative Disc Disease, Lumbar Spine, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Lower Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Lower Extremity, Right Knee Pain, Degenerative Changes, Left Knee Pain, Degenerative Changes, Tonsillectomy, Status Post Excision of Indurated Cyst, Lumbosacral Spine Area, Status Post Right Inguinal Herniorrhaphy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0932083
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