The Veteran is granted an effective date of June 22, 2019 for the award of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran was in need of regular aid and attendance as a result of his service-connected disabilities as of June 22, 2019, which is when VA received his claim for service connection for a TBI.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, TBI (evaluated as a single disability), diabetes mellitus, type II, bilateral hearing loss, post-concussive headaches associated with PTSD and TBI, low back disorder, bilateral shoulder disabilities, bilateral elbow disabilities, seizure disorder, hypothyroidism, constipation, bilateral wrist disabilities, cervical stenosis, left knee disability, hypertension, scars of the left forearm and right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 3, 2026
- Citation
- A26030785
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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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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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