Granted
The Board granted an effective date of December 9, 2022, for the award of a special monthly pension (SMP) based on the need for aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The one-year time limit to return the formal claim did not begin because VA did not provide proper notice or send the claimant a formal application form following receipt of her Intent to File.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25044869
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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