The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on housebound status or need for aid and attendance, nor does he qualify for specially adapted housing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has a combined rating of 70 percent but no single disability rated at 100 percent. His disabilities are not severe enough to require him to be permanently bedridden or in need of regular aid and assistance.
- Claimed conditions
- pes planus post bunionectomy of first metatarsal on both feet, hammertoes bilaterally and hallux valgus, arthritis of metatarsals bilaterally, degenerative arthritis of thoracolumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- August 27, 2024
- Citation
- A24050190
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