The Veteran's service-connected chronic lymphocytic leukemia required him to be in regular need of aid and attendance, leading to the grant of special monthly compensation (SMC) from December 27, 2022. However, an increased rating for SMC was denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's need for regular aid and attendance began on December 27, 2022, based on a December 2022 treatment record showing his wife needed to put him in 'adult day care' due to lack of help during certain days.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lymphocytic leukemia, prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25051080
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, related to in-service exposures at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is granted an effective date of April 25, 2014, for service connection for prostate cancer.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of service connection for prostate cancer to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's toxic exposure risk activities.
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