The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him so helpless as to require the regular aid and attendance of another person, warranting special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance (SMC) at rate SMC(l).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including stroke, peripheral neuropathy, spinal stenosis, and bowel dysfunction, render him helpless requiring aid and attendance.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Postural Dizziness, Stroke (left side), Peripheral Neuropathy in Arms and Legs, Spinal Stenosis, Bowel Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 20, 2024
- Citation
- A24076946
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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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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
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