Granted
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with dementia and renal cell carcinoma and chronic kidney disease have rendered him unable to follow a substantially gainful occupation, and he is entitled to TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran's symptoms from his service-connected conditions would preclude him from maintaining any substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with dementia, Renal cell carcinoma and chronic kidney disease (rated 60%)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103668
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