The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are not the cause of his need for aid and attendance or at the housebound rate. The VA has determined that other conditions, including a cerebral infarction, are responsible for these needs.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for SMC based on the need for aid and attendance or at the housebound rate due to his other diagnosed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Heart Disease, Cerebral Infarction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2017
- Citation
- 1716343
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board has granted an earlier effective date of December 13, 2021 for the grant of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to a factual determination that an increase in disability occurred on that date.
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