The veteran's claim for special monthly compensation due to arrested tuberculosis was denied as he is already receiving a compensable rating for another service-connected disability, and the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.350(g) do not allow concurrent payments.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected back disability rated at 10% prevented him from receiving the special monthly compensation for arrested tuberculosis due to his other disability ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- inactive tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 25, 2004
- Citation
- 0429170
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