The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including Parkinson's disease, neurogenic bladder, kidney disease, and diabetes, impair his ability to perform activities of daily living and require regular assistance from another person.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25040514
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
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