Denied
The Board denied an effective date prior to September 21, 2017, for the award of SMC at the housebound rate because the Veteran did not have a single service-connected disability evaluated as 100 percent disabling with additional service-connected disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent prior to that date.
The deciding factor: The Board found that an earlier effective date was not warranted because the Veteran did not meet the criteria for SMC at the housebound rate until September 21, 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25045754
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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