Partly granted

The Board denied entitlement to SMC in excess of the intermediate rate between 38 U.S.C. § 1114(l) and (m) prior to July 26, 2023, but granted assignment of SMC at the rate under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(m) based on two intermediate half-step increases from July 26, 2023.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not meet the criteria for a higher level of SMC prior to July 26, 2023, but met the criteria starting from that date due to additional independently ratable disabilities.

Claimed conditions: Not specified in this decision
How they argued it: Not specified
Exposure basis: None
Rating assigned: None in this decision
Decision date: June 17, 2025
Citation: A25053112

Veterans Law Judge

L. B. CRYAN

Decisions by this judge: 1,421 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

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