The Board granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance due to service-connected residuals of a traumatic brain injury.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran requires regular A&A due to his TBI, and he would require hospitalization, nursing home care, or other residential institutional care without such assistance.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25054538
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI) as the evidence did not support a finding of symptoms related to TBI residuals.
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