The Board remands the issue of entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate, and whether a total disability rating based on individual unemployability is warranted due to the Veteran's service-connected depression.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for an extraschedular referral to the Director of Compensation Service for TDIU based solely on the Veteran's service-connected depression disability, as there is sufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that the Veteran is unemployable by reason of his service-connected depression alone.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25006901
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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