The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to her service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran requires assistance with bathing, medication management, and preparing meals due to her service-connected disabilities, meeting the criteria for SMC under 38 C.F.R. § 3.351(c)(2).
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, residuals of low back injury with degenerative joint disease, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity affecting the sciatic and femoral nerves, gastritis, urinary incontinence, hypertrophy of the uterus with menorrhagia, abnormal uterine and vaginal bleeding, left hip strain, female sexual arousal disorder, chronic anemia, scars of the lower abdomen, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25004474
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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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA, but denied increased ratings for various service-connected conditions.
- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date and a higher initial rating for the service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding that the earliest possible effective date had been assigned.
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