Partly granted
The Veteran was denied special monthly compensation (SMC) at the rate set out at 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(1), but granted SMC at the (l 1/2) level from April 23, 2019.
The deciding factor: The need for regular aid and attendance was not established to meet the criteria for higher SMC under subsection (r)(1), but the Veteran required such aid and attendance due to a separate disability that independently rated at least 50 percent from April 23, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25106179
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