Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate due to errors by the RO in satisfying a regulatory duty under 4.16(b).
The deciding factor: There is sufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that the Veteran was unemployable due to one of his service-connected disabilities during the appellate period prior to June 10, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type II, Hypertension (HTN), Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) of the Right Lower Extremity, Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) of the Left Lower Extremity, Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Lower Extremity Sciatic Nerve, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Lower Extremity Sciatic Nerve, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Lower Extremity Femoral Nerve, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Lower Extremity Femoral Nerve, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25015944
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