The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status due to his service-connected disabilities, as he is not in need of regular aid and assistance from another person and is not permanently confined to his dwelling.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not demonstrate that the Veteran's service-connected conditions rendered him so helpless as to require regular aid and attendance by another person or that he was permanently housebound due to his disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, migraine headaches, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2022
- Citation
- 22061907
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
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