The Board granted special monthly compensation for aid and attendance of another as well as SMC based on loss of use, effective July 9, 2021, and service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to a service-connected anxiety disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in relative equipoise regarding the need for regular aid and attendance due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, leading to the grant of SMC effective July 9, 2021. The Board also granted SMC based on loss of use as of August 24, 2021, and service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25085588
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