Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal because it did not have jurisdiction to address the issue of special monthly compensation based on housebound status, as the AOJ had not adjudicated this issue in the first instance.
The deciding factor: The AOJ denied SMC based on aid and attendance but did not address the issue of SMC at the housebound rate.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2020
- Citation
- A20017799
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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