The Board denied entitlement to special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance but granted entitlement to special monthly compensation at the statutory housebound rate.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him so helpless as to be in the regular need of aid and attendance, but it supported a finding that his PTSD alone warranted an award of a TDIU and additional disabilities rated at 60 percent or more met the criteria for SMC at the statutory housebound rate.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102141
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