The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him in need of regular aid and attendance, leading to the grant of SMC based on this need.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran’s service-connected right lobectomy secondary to empyema caused or aggravated his breathing problems, making it at least as likely as not he is in need of aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Varicose veins of both lower extremities, Right lobectomy, secondary to empyema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 15, 2019
- Citation
- A19000906
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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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