Breaking Through VA's SMC Calculator Failures
from Exposed Vet Productions Hosted by J Basser
Special Monthly Compensation offers pathways to significantly higher VA disability compensation for severely disabled veterans, with key court decisions improving access to these benefits. • Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) ratings can progress from S to L to M to N to R1 to R2 • VA's SMC calculator is broken, incorrectly calculating benefits in 13 out of 19 regional offices • Aid and attendance (SMC-L) can be granted for conditions rated less than 100% when warranted • The VA fails to properly infer SMC entitlements despite legal obligations to do so Tune in live every Thursday at 7 PM EST and join the conversation! Click here to listen and chat with us. Visit J Basser's Exposed Vet Productions (Formerly Exposed Vet Radioshow) YouTube page by clicking here.
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Special Monthly Compensation offers pathways to significantly higher VA disability compensation for severely disabled veterans, with key court decisions improving access to these benefits. • Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) ratings can progress from S to L to M to N to R1 to R2 • VA's SMC calculator is broken, incorrectly calculating benefits in 13 out of 19 regional offices • Aid and attendance (SMC-L) can be granted for conditions rated less than 100% when warranted • The VA fails to pro...
Chapters
- 0:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction
- 1:45 Special Monthly Compensation Explained
- 6:08 TBI, PTSD and Alaska v. McDonough
- 16:04 Case Study: Aid and Attendance
- 26:21 Berry v. McDonough Decision Impact
- 36:23 VA's Broken SMC Calculator
- 48:36 Advocating for Veterans' Benefits
- 55:52 West LA VA Property Controversy
- 1:01:01 Charitable Organizations for Veterans
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