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09 Oct 2017

Understanding the Different Levels of SMC Level L

SMC-L, Special Monthly Compensation

SMC Level L, Special Monthly Compensation, is a compensation to a veteran who, as a result of military service, incurred the loss or loss of use of specific organs or extremities. Loss, or loss of use (LOU),  is described as either an amputation or, having no effective remaining function of an extremity or organ. There […]

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