The Veteran is not entitled to special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person, but he meets the criteria for housebound benefits due to his age and service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's nonservice-connected conditions do not meet the requirements for aid and attendance. However, as a result of his age (over 65) and multiple service-connected disabilities rated at 60% combined, he is considered housebound.
- Claimed conditions
- Maculopathy of the right eye, HIV infection, Hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 31, 2011
- Citation
- 1140349
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including HIV infection, bilateral hearing loss, traumatic brain injury (TBI), sight impairment, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with unspecified depressive disorder.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his alcohol-related causes of death were etiologically linked to a service-connected disability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and denied an initial compensable rating for right foot hammer toes, while remanding the claim for service connection for hepatitis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for HIV infection by VAMC was denied, and the Board found that there is no evidence to support a finding of fault on VA's part in causing his HIV infection. The issue of service connection for residuals of HIV infection has been remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.
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