Summary of Special Monthly Compensation/Aid and Attendance
Special monthly compensation is just that, its extra compensation for disabilities that aren’t easily categorized or warrant an extra amount of compensation beyond 100 percent. They are generally based on a severity above the 100% level. Often whether a person has an amputated limb would receive the same level of SMC under SMC(k) as someone who receives disability compensation at higher levels. This may occur based on amputation above or below the knee. So that a foot amputation would receive 40% compensation vs. 60% for above the knee, though would receive the same amount under SMC(k). SMC(k) also applies to “loss of a creative organ”, which is pretty flexible in that just about any type of disability related to the reproductive organ will qualify. This includes problems such as erectile dysfunction or actual physical loss, such as loss of a testicle or ovary. It could also include removal of