The Veteran's entitlement to SMC at the housebound rate arose no earlier than receipt of her August 22, 2013, supplemental claim. The Board found that she met the criteria for the award of SMC at the housebound rate on the date of receipt of her August 22, 2013, supplemental claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's entitlement to SMC arose no earlier than August 22, 2013, when she filed a supplemental claim seeking increased disability ratings for her service-connected PTSD, migraine headaches, cervical spine disability, and ulnar nerve disorder. The AOJ granted an effective date of August 22, 2013, for the award of SMC at the housebound rate.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, migraine headaches, cervical spine disability, paralysis of ulnar nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 25, 2024
- Citation
- 24003928
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Decisions by this judge: 1,874 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the claims of service connection for cervical spine and skin rash disabilities, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to active military service.
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