The Board denied the Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance or housebound status due to her service-connected disabilities not meeting the criteria.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not result in anatomical loss, blindness, permanent bedriddenness, or incapacity requiring regular aid and attendance. She was able to perform basic self-care activities with some assistance from her spouse but was not found to be permanently confined to her dwelling or home.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral flatfoot with plantar fasciitis, migraine including migraine variants, osteoarthritis with lumbosacral strain, posttraumatic stress disorder, hypertensive heart disease with arrhythmia and status post cardiac ablation associated with hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, tinnitus, lumbar radiculopathy, right lower extremity associated with osteoarthritis with lumbosacral strain, radiculopathy, left lower extremity associated with osteoarthritis with lumbosacral strain, eczema, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106267
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