Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for additional special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ as a matter of law, due to already receiving SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(k) for anatomical loss of a creative organ.
The deciding factor: The statute and regulations are clear that only one award of SMC based on the anatomical loss or loss of use of one or more creative organs can be granted, regardless of whether it is due to one or multiple conditions affecting different parts of the body.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087259
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