Granted
The Veteran is granted separate awards of special monthly compensation (SMC) at the (l) rate based on the need for aid and attendance due to service-connected PTSD and residuals of TBI, as well as SMC at the (o) and (r)(2) rates from November 7, 1991.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities required regular aid and attendance, warranting separate awards of SMC based on distinct conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Residuals of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25013727
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