Va Smc S Qualifications

SMC Rates Without Children SMC-N12 through SMC-S.

Va smc s qualifications. The Department of Veterans Affairs VA pays Special Monthly Compensation SMC to qualifying veterans with especially serious disabilities or combinations of disabilities. Heres a brief look at eligibility under this definition. If the veteran receives 100 for Ischemic heart disease and 60 for intervertebral disc syndrome back condition heshe would be eligible for SMCs If a veteran has a 70 schedular rating for PTSD and is receiving TDIU based solely on the PTSD and also has a 60 rating for Coronary Artery Disease CAD heshe will qualify to receive. Immobility of a joint.

Or disabilities must directly cause the veteran to be confined to home. This is because SMCl is an inferred claim which means the VA is obligated to not only consider the claims specifically mentioned by the veteran in the application but also benefits. If an anatomical loss or loss of abilities amplifies the symptoms of PTSD it would come into consideration while applying for VA SMC. What is Involved in a Housebound Status SMC-S Rating.

We assign SMC levels based on very specific situations and combinations of situations including. A qualifying additional service-connected disability or disabilities that is separate from the first disability and is independently rated at 60 percent. Dependent Status N 12 OP R1 R2T S. Complete loss or loss of use of both buttocks.

Loss of sight of an eye only seeing light Loss or loss of use of a reproductive organ. Youre automatically eligible for an SMCl if the VA grants you a 100 percent disability rating. Housebound status is the main criteria that applies to SMC-S. Typically veterans who are housebound are unable to leave their dwelling due to their service-connected disability.

The loss of use of one or more limbs or extremities meaning you have no effective function remaining The physical loss of one or both eyes. Example Veteran with children. Veteran has a 100 percent service-connected disability. Veterans who qualify for SMC-S may also be in a hospital ward.

A Ratings under 38 USC. Ratings under SMCr are assigned for seriously disabled veterans in need of advanced levels of aid and attendance. Or is approved for VA disability compensation. To qualify for housebound SMC benefits you must have at least one disability rated at 100 percent either schedular or with individual unemployability with at least one additional unrelated disability rated at 60 percent or more.

Blindness in both eyes meeting the requirements outlined in SMC l m or n levels. 1114k is payable for each anatomical loss or loss of use of one hand one foot both buttocks one or more creative organs blindness of one eye having only light perception deafness of both ears having. Veterans who are housebound may live at home or in a care facility. SMCr ratings require a minimal combination of entitlement to both SMCo and SMCl.

If youre a Veteran with an SMC-L designation and you have 4 dependent children 1 child over age 18 in a qualifying school program and 3 children under age 18 and a dependent spouse you would start with a basic SMC rate of 421904 for a Veteran with one child and spouse no parents. The rates of special monthly compensation stated in this section are those provided under 38 USC. VA considers the following disabilities for Special Monthly Compensation SMC. Loss or loss of use of a hand or foot.

If the veteran meets the requirements discussed above but does not meet the ones discussed below then they only qualify for Category L. Special monthly compensation under 38 USC. Category R is given to veterans who qualify for Special Monthly Compensation under Category O or under Categories N ½ and K together and who requires the help of another person aid and attendance every day. If you are substantially confined to live at home because of your VA disabilities you might qualify for SMC Housebound status.