Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance at the (r)(2) rate, as the evidence did not support an earlier effective date than November 5, 2022.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the regulation that generally sets the effective date of an award as the later of the date of receipt of the claim or the date entitlement arose, and in this case, there was no evidence to support an earlier effective date than November 5, 2022.
- 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 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25018717
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