The Veteran is granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) effective April 21, 2022, and an earlier effective date of March 1, 2024, for the 60 percent evaluation of coronary artery disease (CAD). The Veteran is also granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected PTSD prevents him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and he has additional disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent or greater. The RO initiated a claim for CAD in its March 2024 decision, and the Veteran is entitled to SMC due to housebound status.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease (CAD) status-post myocardial infarction (MI), Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009944
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