The Veteran's service-connected neck disability and left upper extremity radiculopathy have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment throughout the period on appeal, resulting in TDIU. Effective April 1, 2018, he is also entitled to SMC based on housebound criteria due to his single-service connected disability rated at 100 percent and additional service-connected disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's neck disability and left upper extremity radiculopathy have resulted in a combined rating of at least 70 percent, meeting the threshold for TDIU. Effective April 1, 2018, he is also entitled to SMC based on housebound criteria due to his single-service connected disability rated at 100 percent and additional service-connected disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disability, left upper extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 30, 2024
- Citation
- 24018442
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claim for service connection of a neck disability due to pre-decisional error in not obtaining a VA examination and medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's TDIU and DEA claims are remanded due to insufficient evidence for a schedular rating, and the issues are inextricably intertwined.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for neck and back disabilities due to a lack of medical evidence supporting the Veteran's assertions. The VA will obtain an examination and provide an opinion on whether these disabilities are related to service.
- Dismissed
The appeal seeking to establish entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) is dismissed because the AOJ decision was merely implementing a Board's earlier effective date decision for service connection.
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