Key legal question
Whether the prior award of a severe helplessness allowance could be revised in reconsideration proceedings
Extracted holding
The award was manifestly incorrect and its correction was significant, so reconsideration was permissible.
Extracted reasoning
The court accepted the lower court's view that the original severe-helplessness award had been granted by mistake and that the error was substantial, satisfying Art. 53(2) ATSG.