The Board granted entitlement to section 1114(r)(2) special monthly compensation (SMC) for the Veteran, as he requires a higher level of care than is contemplated by 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(1).
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran's need for personal health-care services provided on a daily basis in his home meets the criteria for SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(2), as it would otherwise require hospitalization, nursing home care, or other residential institutional care.
- 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 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25045668
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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