Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status from September 30, 2013, to April 19, 2019.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran was unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected psychiatric disorder alone, and he had additional disabilities independently rated at least 60 percent combined for SMC purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- 25014778
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