The Veteran's multiple non-service-connected disabilities, including hernias with progression to an intestinal fistula and arthritis of multiple joints, render her helpless or so nearly helpless that she requires the regular aid and attendance of another person for special monthly pension purposes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has been assigned a permanent and total disability rating due to multiple conditions, which include disabilities requiring aid and attendance from others.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple non-service-connected disabilities, Right shoulder disability (rated 20%), Hernias with progression to an intestinal fistula (rated 100%), Residuals of a skin graft of the right mid forearm (rated 10%), Right median neuropathy and carpal tunnel syndrome (rated as 10%), Arthritis of multiple joints, to include the fingers, hands, and knees, as well as the jaw and left shoulder (rated as 0%), Residuals of a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (rated 50%), Coronary artery disease, status post angioplasty and stenting (rated 30%), Peripheral vascular disease of the right lower extremity (rated 20%), Peripheral vascular disease of the left lower extremity (rated 20%), Diabetes mellitus (rated 20%), Right knee degenerative changes (rated 10%), Cervical spine degenerative arthritis (rated 10%), A mild kyphotic deformity of the thoracic spine (rated 10%), Lumbosacral spine degenerative changes (rated 10%), Chronic rhinitis (rated 10%), Hypertension (rated 10%), Gastritis (rated 10%), Mild periumbilical hernia (rated 10%)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 13, 2016
- Citation
- 1619417
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