The Veteran's TDIU and SMC based on housebound status are granted due to his service-connected disabilities, including diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, PTSD, and other conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly diabetes and associated peripheral neuropathy, rendered him unemployable and housebound.
- Claimed conditions
- dementia (presumptive due to service connection via PACT Act), diamond blackfan anemia, dialysis, dysarthria, dystonia, dysphagia, dysphoria, dyspnea, dysuria, epilepsy (presumptive due to service connection via PACT Act), fibromyalgia, frostbite, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gout, hypothyroidism, hypertension, interstitial cystitis, knee osteoarthritis, lumbar spinal stenosis, myasthenia gravis, peripheral neuropathy, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), prostatitis, radiculopathy, respiratory disorders, sarcoidosis, sleep apnea, tinnitus, upper respiratory infections, varicose veins, wrist fracture
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2024
- Citation
- 24007676
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