The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of special monthly pension (SMP) based on need for aid and attendance is denied. The earliest date entitlement could have arisen was in April 2014, but the effective date assigned by VA was December 23, 2016.
The deciding factor: The effective date for the award of SMP based on the need for aid and attendance was set at December 23, 2016 as this is considered the date of claim. The exception to retroactively grant an earlier effective date does not apply due to lack of evidence showing a physical or mental disability preventing the Veteran from filing his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- permanent and total disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20039464
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