Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, finding he was so helpless as to be in need of regular aid and attendance of another person due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), right lower extremity polyneuropathy with radiculopathy, sciatic nerve associated with hypothyroidism, left lower extremity polyneuropathy with radiculopathy, sciatic nerve associated with hypothyroidism, intervertebral disc disorder, thoracolumbar spine, hypothyroidism, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25002453
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