Remanded (sent back)
The Board granted an effective date of January 16, 2022, but no earlier, for the award of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran continuously pursued his claim of entitlement to service connection for a lumbar spine disability since January 16, 2022, and filed his claim for SMC within one year of the February 2024 rating decision awarding service connection for a lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25094151
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