Granted
The Veteran's service-connected paranoid schizophrenia, secondary to TBI, qualifies for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on a greater need for aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requires regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, specifically the residuals of a traumatic brain injury, which would otherwise necessitate hospitalization, nursing home care, or other residential institutional care.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Paranoid Schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106279
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