The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to an effective date of May 8, 1997 for SMC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1114(r)(1) and 38 C.F.R. § 3.350(h), based on his entitlement to aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The veteran's medical records demonstrate that he required regular aid and attendance as of May 8, 1997, which is the earliest date of record supporting this determination.
- Claimed conditions
- paraplegia, loss of use of both lower extremities, loss of anal and bladder sphincter control
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0611685
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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