The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) solely due to service-connected persistent depressive disorder and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's service-connected persistent depressive disorder made it extremely difficult for her to maintain substantially gainful employment, and she had additional service-connected disabilities independently rated at more than 60 percent, qualifying her for SMC at the housebound rate.
- Claimed conditions
- persistent depressive disorder, Meniere's syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, tension headaches associated with persistent depressive disorder, scar, residual of right thyroidectomy, chronic cystic acne, lumbar strain with degenerative disc disease, endocrine dysfunction, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, status post myomectomy, residual of surgical abdominal scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25028028
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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