Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and denied an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a direct link between the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions and his active duty service, but there is no clear basis to assign an earlier effective date for SMC due to the lack of a pending claim prior to September 29, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability (schizoaffective disorder, depressed type; undifferentiated schizophrenia)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25015722
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