The Veteran is over the age of 65 and served for more than 90 days during the Korean Conflict, a period of war. He has a combined nonservice-connected disability rating of 60 percent. The Board finds that he meets the requirements for special monthly pension at the housebound rate.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service information reveals that he served for over 90 days during the Korean Conflict and is currently over the age of 65, meeting the criteria to be excluded from demonstrating permanent and total disability in order to obtain SMP under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1521(e).
- Claimed conditions
- nonservice-connected disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1028124
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What this means for you
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