The Board has granted an effective date of November 21, 2002 for the grant of SMC based on the need for aid and attendance due to the appellant's disabilities rendering her unable to care for herself.
The deciding factor: The evidence reasonably established that the appellant was so helpless as to be unable to attend to the needs of nature prior to November 21, 2002.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder retention, Diabetes mellitus type 2, Rheumatoid arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0942634
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