The Veteran is granted a higher level of special monthly compensation (SMC) at the rate specified under 38 U.S.C. 1114(t).
The deciding factor: The evidence persuasively favors the conclusion that the Veteran is in need of regular aid and attendance for service-connected residuals of TBI, and that in the absence of regular aid and attendance would 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 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25047371
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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