The Board denied an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to lack of evidence showing the Veteran was in need of such assistance prior to February 21, 2024.
The deciding factor: The medical records did not show that impairment from the service-connected condition required the need of aid and assistance with any activities before February 2024.
- Claimed conditions
- Impaired sphincter control
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2024
- Citation
- A24035669
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has granted a higher rating of 60 percent for the Veteran's service-connected impaired sphincter control status post radiation therapy for prostate cancer, finding that extensive leakage and fairly frequent involuntary bowel movements warrant this increased rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for hemorrhoids and impaired sphincter control due to lack of evidence meeting the criteria for higher ratings. The Veteran's hemorrhoid condition is rated at 0 percent, and his impairment of sphincter control remains at 10 percent.
- Granted
The Veteran's hemorrhoids were rated noncompensable (zero percent) from February 1, 1990 to July 7, 2020. Since April 28, 2017, the Veteran has been granted a 30 percent rating for fecal incontinence due to large irreducible hemorrhoids and occasional moderate leakage requiring the use of pads.
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