The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for an effective date of August 29, 2013 for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of both legs preventing natural knee action with a prosthesis in place. The decision is subject to the laws and regulations governing monetary awards.
The deciding factor: The Veteran filed an informal increased rating claim for his bilateral lower extremity disabilities on August 29, 2013, which was the date considered as the effective date of SMC based on loss of use of both legs preventing natural knee action with a prosthesis in place.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower extremity polyneuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19179604
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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