The Board has determined that the appellant is not entitled to special monthly pension based on need for aid and attendance due to her physical and mental disabilities. However, she meets the criteria for special monthly pension on account of being housebound.
The deciding factor: The appellant's medical conditions do not meet the criteria for needing regular aid and attendance, but she is substantially confined to her home or immediate premises by reason of permanent disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- arterial hypertension, palpitations, major depression, insomnia, anxiety, hypothyroidism, chronic gastritis, osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1020593
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