Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on housebound status after December 31, 2023, as there was no single service-connected disability rated at 100 percent.
The deciding factor: The diabetes mellitus type II and its complications were not considered a single 100 percent disabling condition due to the Court's decision in Youngblood v. Wilkie.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, peripheral neuropathies of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021171
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