The Board granted entitlement to special monthly compensation by reason of being housebound or based on the need of regular aid and attendance, effective April 11, 2013.
The deciding factor: The Veteran meets the schedular requirements for SMC based on having a TDIU due solely to his major depressive disorder and additional service-connected disabilities that combined to 80 percent from April 11, 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21063006
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.
What you can do next
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