Granted
The veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the Veteran requires regular aid and attendance to manage and administer his required daily medications, including insulin injections for service-connected diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), pancreatitis with pseudocyst
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25000890
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