Granted
The veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) was granted. The decision acknowledges the veteran's need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected TBI and associated psychiatric disorders.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran requires assistance with bathing, toileting, dressing, eating, and medication management, and without this aid, he would require hospitalization or other institutional care.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic brain injury (TBI), peripheral vestibular disorder, psychiatric disorders of PTSD, bipolar disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25006312
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