ptsd 100% P and T SMC L

[eagle1012004]

Congratulations!!!

All the best to you and your family!!

[ArNG11]

Congrats on the win. Best wishes to you and your family.

[mbl22885]

On 5/6/2016 at 3:16 PM, Berta said:

That is Great but how would a vet get SMC L for PTSD?

Maybe I misunderstood that part.

The family gets CHAMPVA ( they need to apply for it at the CHAMPVA web site,) and they get Chapter 35 DEA benefits too.

It is always so good to see any vet here who was helped by the advice we give. The information here is overwhelming in content and all of it is

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Edited May 9, 2016 by mbl22885

[mbl22885]

"It is easy to forget that aid and attendance and housebound benefits are available to mentally disabled veterans because many special monthly compensation benefits are limited to disabilities that involve the anatomical loss of a body part, the loss of use of a body part, or blindness and deafness. 429 However, many of the difficulties associated with the need for aid and attendance might apply to veterans with mental disorders, such as inability to keep self ordinarily clean and presentable and incapacity which requires assistance on a regular basis to protect self from hazards or dangers incident to the daily environment. Therefore, the grant of special monthly compensation can result in a much higher monthly compensation payment for some veterans with service-connected mental conditions."

This is part of the SMC content of the 2007 lexisnexis VA benefits guide. Another Vet had posted it on another forum. It's a good starting point for understanding how to get SMC L with PTSD. My biggest issue was the protect self from hazards or dangers incident to the daily environment, mostly in the form of leaving the stove on among similar electrical devices.