The Veteran's claims for service connection for soft tissue sarcoma, metastatic cancer of the liver, and SMC at the housebound rate were granted effective from February 24, 2014.,However, he is not entitled to an earlier effective date as his conditions are rated as 100% disabling since February 24, 2014.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (soft tissue sarcoma and metastatic cancer of the liver) were rated at 100% disabling from February 24, 2014. The criteria for SMC at the housebound rate are not met as he does not have a single service-connected disability rated as 100% and additional disabilities independently ratable at 60%.
- Claimed conditions
- soft tissue sarcoma, malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor with metastasis to the liver, metastatic cancer of the liver
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1702123
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