Form VA Form 21-2680 VA Form 21-2680 Exam for Housebound Status Or Permanent Need For Regular

OMB Approved No.: 2900-XXXX
Respondent Burden: 30 minutes

EXAMINATION FOR HOUSEBOUND STATUS OR PERMANENT
NEED FOR REGULAR AID AND ATTENDANCE
1. FIRST NAME - MIDDLE NAME - LAST NAME OF VETERAN

2. FIRST NAME - MIDDLE NAME - LAST NAME OF CLAIMANT
(If other than veteran)

4A. VETERAN’S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

4B. CLAIMANT’S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

6. DATE OF EXAMINATION

7. HOME ADDRESS

8A. IS CLAIMANT HOSPITALIZED?

8B. DATE ADMITTED

3. RELATIONSHIP OF CLAIMANT
TO VETERAN

5. CLAIM NUMBER

9. NAME AND ADDRESS OF HOSPITAL

(If "Yes," complete
NO Items 8B and 9)

YES

NOTE: EXAMINER PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
The purpose of this examination is to record manifestations and findings pertinent to the question of whether the claimant is housebound (confined to the
home or immediate premises) or in need of the regular aid and attendance of another person.
The report should be in sufficient detail for the VA decision makers to determine the extent that disease or injury produces physical or mental impairment,
that loss of coordination or enfeeblement affects the ability to dress and undress, to feed him/herself, to attend to the wants of nature, or keep him/herself
ordinarily clean and presentable.
Findings should be recorded to show whether the claimant is blind or bedridden.
Whether the claimant seeks housebound or aid and attendance benefits, the report should reflect how well he/she ambulates, where he/she
goes, and and what he/she is able to do during a typical day.
10. COMPLETE DIAGNOSIS (Diagnosis needs to equate to level of assistance described in questions 20 through 34)

11A. AGE

11B. SEX

12. WEIGHT
ACTUAL:

13. HEIGHT
LBS:

ESTIMATED:

LBS.

14. NUTRITION

16. BLOOD PRESSURE

17. PULSE RATE

18. RESPIRATORY RATE

FT:
15. GAIT

INCHES

19. WHAT DISABILITIES RESTRICT THE LISTED ACTIVITIES/FUNCTIONS?

20. IF THE CLAIMANT IS CONFINED TO BED, INDICATE THE NUMBER OF HOURS IN BED
From 9 PM To 9 AM:
From 9 AM To 9 PM:
21. IS THE CLAIMANT ABLE TO FEED HIM/HERSELF?

YES

NO

22. IS CLAIMANT ABLE TO PREPARE OWN MEALS?

YES

(If "No," provide explanation)

(If "Yes," provide explanation)

NO

23. DOES THE CLAIMANT NEED ASSISTANCE IN BATHING AND TENDING TO OTHER HYGIENE NEEDS? (If "Yes," provide explanation)

YES

NO

24A. IS THE CLAIMANT LEGALLY BLIND?

(If "Yes," provide explanation)

24B. CORRECTED VISION
RIGHT EYE

LEFT EYE

YES

NO

25. DOES THE CLAIMANT REQUIRE NURSING HOME CARE? (If "Yes," provide explanation)

YES

NO

26. DOES CLAIMANT REQUIRE MEDICATION MANAGEMENT? (If "Yes," provide explanation)

YES

NO

27. DOES THE CLAIMANT HAVE THE ABILITY TO MANAGE HIS/HER OWN FINANCIAL AFFAIRS?

YES
VA FORM
JUN 2008

(If "Yes," provide explanation)

NO

21-2680

SUPERSEDES VA FORM 21-2680, OCT 1992,
WHICH WILL NOT BE USED.

28. POSTURE AND GENERAL APPEARANCE (Attach a separate sheet of paper if additional space is needed)

29. DESCRIBE RESTRICTIONS OF EACH UPPER EXTREMITY WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO GRIP, FINE MOVEMENTS, AND ABILITY TO FEED HIM/HERSELF,
TO BUTTON CLOTHING, SHAVE AND ATTEND TO THE NEEDS OF NATURE (Attach a separate sheet of paper if additional space is needed)

30. DESCRIBE RESTRICTIONS OF EACH LOWER EXTREMITY WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE EXTENT OF LIMITATION OF MOTION, ATROPHY, AND
CONTRACTURES

31. DESCRIBE RESTRICTION OF THE SPINE, TRUNK AND NECK

32. SET FORTH ALL OTHER PATHOLOGY INCLUDING THE LOSS OF BOWEL OR BLADDER CONTROL OR THE EFFECTS OF ADVANCING AGE, SUCH AS DIZZINESS,
LOSS OF MEMORY, POOR BALANCE THAT AFFECTS CLAIMANT’S ABILITY TO PERFORM SELF-CARE, AMBULATE OR TRAVEL BEYOND THE PREMISES OF
THE HOME, OR, IF HOSPITALIZED, BEYOND THE WARD OR CLINICAL AREA. DESCRIBE WHERE THE CLAIMANT GOES AND WHAT HE OR SHE DOES DURING
A TYPICAL DAY.

33. DESCRIBE HOW OFTEN PER DAY OR WEEK AND UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES THE CLAIMANT IS ABLE TO LEAVE THE HOME OR IMMEDIATE PREMISES

34. ARE AIDS SUCH AS CANES, BRACES, CRUTCHES, OR THE ASSISTANCE OF ANOTHER PERSON REQUIRED FOR LOCOMOTION? (If so, specify and describe
effectiveness in terms of distance that can be traveled, as in Item 33 above)

YES

NO

(If "YES," give
distance)

1 BLOCK

5 0R 6 BLOCKS

1 MILE

OTHER
(Specify distance)

CERTIFICATION OF NEED FOR HIGHER LEVEL AID AND ATTENDANCE (38 U.S.C. 314 (r) (2))
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT:
VETERAN REQUIRES THE DAILY PERSONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES OF A SKILLED PROVIDER WITHOUT WHICH THE VETERAN
WOULD REQUIRE HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME OR OTHER INSTITUTIONAL CARE
DAILY SKILLED SERVICES NOT INDICATED
35A. PRINTED NAME OF EXAMINING PHYSICIAN

36A. NAME AND ADDRESS OF MEDICAL FACILITY

35B. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF EXAMINING PHYSICIAN

35C. DATE SIGNED

36B. TELEPHONE NUMBER OF MEDICAL FACILITY
(Include Area Code)

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