Granted
The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine with spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis, alone, from October 20, 2010, to present. He is also granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound criteria for the same period.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran's service-connected back disability precluded him from securing and following substantially gainful employment due to functional limitations and a need for assistance with daily activities, satisfying the statutory requirements for TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the lumbar spine with spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25002630
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