Partly granted
The Board granted entitlement to SMC (n) from July 25, 2022, but denied the claim for a higher rate of special monthly compensation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not meet the criteria for a second SMC award, but he had four additional combinations of permanent service-connected disabilities independently rated at 50 percent or more from July 25, 2022, which warranted an increase in his SMC rate.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25109169
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