The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him so helpless as to require the regular aid and attendance of another person, nor does he qualify for housebound status based on his service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s service-connected disabilities are rated at less than 100% combined, and they do not independently meet the criteria for housebound status or need for aid and attendance due to resultant helplessness from physical impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Right Shoulder Dislocation","rating":30}, {"condition_name":"Degenerative Changes of the Left Knee","rating":10}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Pes Cavus, Plantar Hyperkeratosis, and Post Osteotomies to Right Toes One, Two, Four, and Five, and Left Toes Two and Five","rating":10}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19177738
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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