Granted
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD causes an inability to protect himself against the hazards or dangers incident to his daily environment, warranting special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance of another.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD creates an inability to protect oneself against the hazards or dangers incident to his daily environment.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087646
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