The appeal regarding the timeliness of the appellant's March 2022 VA Form 10182 was granted, and an effective date of March 23, 2020, but no earlier, for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance was also granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in at least approximate balance as to whether the Veteran first came to be 'helplessness or being so nearly helpless as to require the regular aid and attendance of another person' on March 23, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25031919
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.
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