The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for SMC based on a need for higher level care, finding that there was no clear indication of daily health-care services being needed prior to October 10, 2018.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a need for a higher level of care (personal health-care services provided on a daily basis in his home by a person who is licensed to provide such services or who provides such services under the regular supervision of a licensed health-care professional) prior to October 10, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- stroke, service-connected disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2020
- Citation
- A20015472
What this means for you
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