Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 16, 2016 for the grant of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran's service-connected back and lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities required assistance with daily activities since March 16, 2016, meeting the criteria for SMC at the aid and attendance rate.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094293
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