The Board denied the Veteran's claim for SMC housebound from April 1, 2011 based on finality of previous decisions and lack of evidence showing permanent housebound due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran was permanently housebound by reason of his service-connected disabilities from April 1, 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24079603
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