The Veteran's claim for SMC based on aid and attendance was granted, but the AOJ severed this benefit due to a scheduling error. The Board has now restored the entitlement.
The deciding factor: The Veteran met the criteria for SMC based on need for regular aid and attendance despite not having a single schedular disability rated at 100%.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Ankle Pain, Knee Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2026
- Citation
- A26009805
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
- Granted
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