The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him so helpless as to need regular aid and attendance or permanently confined to his immediate premises, thus denying the claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance or an account of being housebound.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran is rendered so helpless as to be permanently bedridden or in need of regular aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, type II diabetes mellitus, Peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, Hypertension, Bilateral tinnitus, Left ear high frequency hearing loss, Sinusitis, Coccidioidomycosis with residual scar, left side of nose, Erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20048234
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