Granted
The Board granted an effective date of September 4, 2012 for the award of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on entitlement to SMC for Aid and Attendance.
The deciding factor: The October 2014 letter was considered a valid notice of disagreement with regard to the October 2013 rating decision, making it non-final, thus allowing an earlier effective date from September 4, 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2022
- Citation
- 22000419
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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