The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the 38 U.S.C. � 1114(t) rate due to service-connected TBI residuals that require regular aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The evidence clearly demonstrates that the Veteran sustained a head injury in service, and VA has awarded service connection for TBI. Moreover, the most probative evidence of record shows that the Veteran requires aid and attendance due to his TBI residuals, and that in the absence of such aid and attendance he would require residential care due to TBI residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- TBI residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25027905
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 4, 2015 for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and a TDIU, while denying service connection for a low back condition and certain ratings for bilateral hearing loss.
- Dismissed
The appeal pertaining to the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD with TBI residuals, to include entitlement to a TDIU, is dismissed.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to a lack of evidence showing that his service-connected disabilities required regular aid and attendance from another person.
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