Granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 12, 2013 for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on statutory housebound criteria.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced to support a finding that the Veteran's PTSD alone could have rendered him unemployable starting from February 12, 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Lumbar Spine Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102410
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