The Veteran is granted SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(2) for a higher level of aid and attendance effective June 24, 2022.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows the Veteran requires personal health-care services provided on a daily basis in his home by a person who is licensed to provide such services or who provides such services under the regular supervision of a licensed health-care professional due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- arteriovenous malformation with left hemiplegia and left inferior quadrantanopia, major neurocognitive disorder due to vascular disease with behavioral disturbance and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, hemianopsia affecting the left eye, cerebral vascular accident affecting the right eye, intervertebral disc syndrome, residual scar from craniotomies
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 2, 2024
- Citation
- 24000054
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,828 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for intervertebral disc syndrome and left lower extremity radiculopathy were denied as his conditions did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent.
- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability was granted effective May 13, 2024. The effective date is based on the date of receipt of her completed supplemental claim.
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