The Veteran's service-connected back and radiculopathy conditions have been of such nature and severity as to prevent him from securing and retaining substantially gainful employment, and he is in receipt of a combined disability rating of 100 percent. Therefore, the Board has granted SMC at the housebound rate.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected back and radiculopathy conditions have rendered him unemployable due to their severity and functional effects on his ability to perform physical work.
- Claimed conditions
- back, radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22041196
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