Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance, effective December 8, 2025.
The deciding factor: It is at least as likely as not that the Veteran requires the regular aid and attendance of another person due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychomotor epilepsy, Traumatic brain injury (TBI), Memory impairment, Seizures, Migraine headaches, Major depression with panic disorder, Tinnitus, Chronic lumbosacral strain, Degenerative joint disease of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105502
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