Granted
The veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the periods from May 24, 2013 to August 31, 2015 and from May 24, 2013 to present. Additionally, special monthly compensation (SMC) for housebound status was granted.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right hand injuries
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25000574
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