Granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 20, 2020, but no earlier, for the award of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's service-connected conditions related to diabetes mellitus worsened within the one-year lookback period, requiring a need for regular aid and attendance from his wife.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011644
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