The Veteran meets the requirements for SMC at the housebound rate due to his service-connected disabilities, including post-traumatic stress disorder and multiple peripheral neuropathies. The Board finds in favor of the Veteran's claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has a single service-connected disability rated as 100% disabling (post-traumatic stress disorder) from September 23, 2013, and additional service-connected disabilities independently rated at 60% (diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, coronary artery disease, peripheral neuropathies of multiple extremities, tinnitus).
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy of right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of left lower extremity, tinnitus, peripheral neuropathy of left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- May 19, 2020
- Citation
- A20008902
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- Denied
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