The Board has determined that an effective date earlier than November 24, 2010 for the award of SMC based on aid and attendance is not warranted as it was not factually ascertainable that the need for aid and attendance was warranted at any time within the one-year prior to November 24, 2010.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not indicate a need for aid and attendance until November 24, 2014 when the Veteran's service-connected diabetic peripheral neuropathy required the aid of another person.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy, Multiple sclerosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 11, 2018
- Citation
- 1802728
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What this means for you
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