The Board has determined that the appellant is in need of regular aid and attendance due to her multiple, severely disabling physical disabilities, including significant visual acuity and field of vision disorders. The evidence supports a finding that she requires assistance with activities such as dressing, basic hygiene, feeding, toileting, bending to tie shoe laces, and walking at night.
The deciding factor: The appellant's severe visual impairment necessitates regular aid and attendance due to her inability to perform daily tasks independently.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus, Peripheral neuropathy, Retinopathy, Cerebrovascular accident with right hemiparesis, Shoulder osteoarthrosis, Legal blindness, Intraocular lens implant of the left eye, Residuals of a left knee replacement, Low back pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1005104
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