The Board denied the veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on housebound status or the need for aid and attendance, to include consideration of 38 U.S.C. § 1114(t), for TBI.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran requires regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities alone, including due solely to his TBI residuals, nor does it show that he is permanently housebound by reason of his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a TBI
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25009249
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