The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for an extension of a temporary total disability rating and special monthly compensation on account of statutory housebound status, effective from July 31, 2012 until November 31, 2012. The decision is based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities necessitating convalescence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran required a period of convalescence due to his right shoulder surgery and associated physical therapy, which resulted in him being unable to return to work for the duration of his treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder, left shoulder, psychiatric disability, disabilities of the left and right ankles
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19192444
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,104 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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