The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to September 17, 2013 for special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance was denied as there is no medical evidence or opinion supporting his claim before that date.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence or opinion supporting the Veteran’s claim of needing aid and attendance prior to September 17, 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- helplessness, need for aid and attendance
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19143530
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Decisions by this judge: 2,548 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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