The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s).
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not meet the criteria for SMC as he was not in receipt of a single disability rated as 100 percent disabling with an additional disability or disabilities independently rated as 60 percent disabling, nor did his service-connected disabilities render him unable to leave the immediate premises of his home prior to March 25, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105991
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