Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) as she did not meet the criteria for SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s).
The deciding factor: The Veteran had a service-connected disability rated at 70 percent and several other disabilities, but none of them individually or in combination met the required threshold to qualify for SMC.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric disorder (persistent depressive disorder with major depressive episodes), Right and left upper extremity radiculopathy, Headaches, Lumbar spine disability, Left lower extremity radiculopathy, Right and left knee disabilities, Right and left ankle disabilities, Residual breast reduction scar, Cervical spine disability, Sinusitis, Facial acne and ovarian cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25101580
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