Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance allowance was dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the March 2024 rating decision was a purely ministerial implementation of the February 2024 Board decision, which assigned an effective date of December 12, 2014 for the award of SMP with aid and attendance, and thus the appeal is not appealable.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097365
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