The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on a need for aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, including bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy and peripheral artery disease. He is also granted SMC based on loss of use of both legs.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to perform daily activities without assistance, meeting the criteria for aid and attendance. Additionally, his service-connected conditions result in anatomic loss of use of both legs, warranting SMC(m).
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Bilateral lower extremity peripheral artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25044344
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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