The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sick sinus syndrome and for special monthly compensation at the housebound rate, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the March 10, 2010 rating decision that granted TDIU based on multiple service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a plausible basis for awarding TDIU based solely on PTSD or for granting special monthly compensation at the housebound rate due to service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- sick sinus syndrome, diabetes mellitus, diabetic nephropathy with hypertension associated with diabetes mellitus, right ulnar neuritis associated with diabetes mellitus, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus, low back strain, left hearing loss, erectile dysfunction associated with diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2017
- Citation
- 1732768
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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