The Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer voiding disability, combined with other disabilities rated at least 60 percent, meets the criteria for SMC at the housebound rate beyond January 31, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has a single service-connected disability rated as total (prostate cancer voiding disability) and additional service-connected disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent, which qualifies him for SMC at the housebound rate.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer voiding disability, radiation proctitis, erectile dysfunction with testicular atrophy, diabetes mellitus, type 2, tinnitus, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19179444
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