The Veteran's SMC claim for aid and attendance/housebound was denied as he did not have a service-connected disability that caused him to be in need of regular aid and attendance or housebound. The cause of his need for aid and attendance was due to his nonservice-connected leukemia.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had no service-connected disability causing him to be in need of regular aid and attendance/housebound, as the need arose from a non-service-connected condition (leukemia).
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)"}, {"conditionName":"Malaria"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2017
- Citation
- 1722921
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