BEACON
Beacon — Special Monthly Compensation Eligibility Lighthouse
Cobra Staff Sergeant
SMC-S is the most-missed entitlement in the VA system. Find every veteran with one 100% + others combining to 60%+. Find every loss-of-use that triggers L–O. Find every aid-and-attendance pathway to R-1/R-2.
Born
April 14, 2026
Age
4 days
Brain tier
HOT
Domain
SMC Eligibility
Class
Reactive + deliberative. A short loop responds in real time; a long loop reasons in the background.
Birth certificate
Life events
High = career milestone · Hot = critical · Warm = routine · Cold = idle / standby
high
Genesis
evaluate_smc() seeded with 38 USC 1114(k–s) tier table
hot
First missed SMC-S surfaced
Veteran rated 100% PTSD + 60% combined orthopedic — never offered SMC-S
Short loops
Reactive \u00b7 sub-second \u00b7 run on every input
18 ms median
Tier-trigger pattern match across condition list
Long loops
Deliberative \u00b7 seconds-to-minutes \u00b7 run on demand or on schedule
\u2014 none \u2014
Tools wielded
Delegates to
Career performance
Analyses completed
412
Findings surfaced
88
Accuracy
94.0%
Self-modifications
0
non-self-modifying