The Board has granted an effective date of November 24, 2021 for the award of SMC based on aid and attendance due to the Veteran's service-connected B-cell lymphoma with metastatic cancer requiring regular aid and assistance.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran required regular aid and assistance due to his metastasized cancers in multiple parts of his body, which necessitated the need for another person’s help.
- Claimed conditions
- B-cell lymphoma, metastatic cancer to the bone, metastatic cancer to the lung, metastatic cancer to the liver
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24075928
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