Partly granted
The Board granted special monthly compensation at the rate authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 1114(l) and remanded claims for SMC based on housebound status and an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance and/or adaptive equipment.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether, due to the effects of service-connected disabilities, the Veteran requires regular aid and attendance of another person.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, Left knee strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25100322
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