Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 9, 2015, for the award of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need of regular aid and attendance for unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorder with alcohol use disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has required the regular aid and attendance of another person due to his service-connected unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders with alcohol use disorder since January 9, 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorder with alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108213
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