The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance/housebound due to insufficient evidence showing she is in need of regular aid and assistance from another person.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran was unable to perform self-care activities or required regular aid and assistance from another person as a result of her service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, total hysterectomy and oophorectomy, overflow incontinence and vesicovaginal fistula, fecal incontinence associated with diabetes, depression, left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, diabetes mellitus with lower extremity neuralgia, intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) of the right hip, cervical spine condition, bilateral knee conditions, lumbar spine condition, right foot condition, tinnitus, status post breast reduction scars, headaches, status post tonsillectomy, left hip condition, noncompensable rating for left foot condition, orbital fracture, vertigo, allergic rhinitis, hypertension, bilateral thigh condition, endometriosis, lower abdominal scars, abdominal scar from assault wound, right foot scar and right knee scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20020844
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a direct service connection opinion and an adequate secondary service connection aggravation opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's lumbar spine pain, allergic rhinitis, and recurrent yeast infections. The claims for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder and left knee pain were remanded.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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