Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral flat feet with plantar fasciitis and degenerative arthritis, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, entitling him to special monthly compensation at the statutory housebound rate beginning December 23, 2020.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral flat feet with plantar fasciitis and degenerative arthritis, are rated as total, and his other service-connected disabilities combine to a rating of 80 percent, meeting the criteria for SMC at the statutory housebound rate.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral flat feet with plantar fasciitis and degenerative arthritis, coronary artery disease associated with type II diabetes mellitus, type II diabetes mellitus, pilonidal cyst, degenerative arthritis, thoracolumbar spine with lumbar spondylosis, radiculopathy left lower extremity, radiculopathy right lower extremity, surgical scar of back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 12, 2025
- Citation
- 25003462
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