The Veteran is granted a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to March 14, 2025, and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status.
The deciding factor: The service-connected valvular heart disease with cardiomyopathy disability solely prevents the Veteran from being able to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to March 14, 2025. The Veteran also meets the criteria for SMC(s) based on his single 100 percent disabling service-connected disability and other independently rated disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- valvular heart disease with cardiomyopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25099926
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