Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on a need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows severe impairment, including inability to keep himself clean and presentable, inability to feed himself, inability to attend to the wants of nature unassisted, extreme weakness preventing unassisted ambulation, and requiring care or assistance on a regular basis.
- 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 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018366
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