The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) for inactive pulmonary tuberculosis is denied because he was not receiving or entitled to receive compensation for tuberculosis on August 19, 1968.
The deciding factor: The effective date of the service connection for tuberculosis was August 26, 1978, which is after August 19, 1968, and therefore he did not meet the eligibility criteria for SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(q).
- Claimed conditions
- inactive pulmonary tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 20, 2018
- Citation
- 18151725
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