Granted
The veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance was granted. The decision is based on the veteran's need for regular aid and attendance due to functional limitations from service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran required regular aid and attendance of another person due to the functional limitations of his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral above the knee amputations, right hand loss of use, traumatic brain injury (TBI) with anxiety disorder, anxiety disorder, posttraumatic headaches associated with TBI with anxiety disorder, phantom limb pain of the bilateral lower extremities, left thumb loss of flexor digitorum profunda tendon function, tinnitus, scars, lumbosacral strain associated with bilateral lower extremity amputations
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25005604
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