Partly granted
The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date of August 23, 2010 is granted for entitlement to special monthly compensation due to housebound status. The other appeals are dismissed as moot.
The deciding factor: The Veteran meets the criteria for SMC(k) effective August 23, 2010, and none of the circumstances contemplated by Acosta are present in this case.
- Claimed conditions
- stress reaction, left foot, stress reaction, right foot, right sciatic neuropathy due to piriformis syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015376
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