The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1114(o) and 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(1) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy resulted in symptoms and impairments which involved separate and distinct areas of his body, necessitating regular aid and attendance.
- Claimed conditions
- right and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25052747
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,604 · Granted: 65% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance, warranting SMC based on aid and attendance.
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