Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation (SMC) because the criteria were not met.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not have a service-connected disability rated as total except during specific periods of convalescence.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25006408
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