Granted
The Veteran is granted a Total Disability Rating for Compensation and Special Monthly Compensation based on statutory housebound status due to his service-connected degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis, which render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's back disability alone renders him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work history, as evidenced by the medical records and vocational assessment.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease, Degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096759
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